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| Dakpo, Hervé; LAIGNEL, Gabriel; Benoit, Marc. |
| The environmental impact of livestock is an important issue, and organic farming (OF) is particularly questioned about greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. This study aims at comparing GHG emissions and non-renewable energy consumption in meat sheep production, in OF and conventional farming systems. These two criteria have been calculated ex-post on 1261 French year-farms monitored over 26 years. The functional unit used is the carcass weight and allocation between meat and wool is mass based. Regarding GHG emissions, the results show that organic farms emits 5% less GHG than conventional ones, with a higher proportion of methane and less indirect CO2 associated to less inputs use. Given the methodological difficulties, it is hard to argue if carbon... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Air and water emissions; Sheep and goats. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/24340/1/24340%20Herve%20Dakpo%202014-01_MM.pdf |
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