Livestock: On our plates or eating at our table? A new analysis of the feed/food debate

Global Food Security

Volumn 14, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-8

  Mottet, Anne ^a   de Haan, Cees ^b   Falcucci, Alessandra ^a   Tempio, Giuseppe ^a   Opio, Carolyn ^a   Gerber, Pierre ^a,c  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b Human Measure   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feed conversion ratios; Feed food competition; Global livestock feed rations; Monogastrics; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009252484     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2017.01.001     Document Type: Review

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