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| van Hal, O.; de Boer, I.J.M.; Müller, A.; de Vries, S.; Erb, K.-H.; Schader, C.; Gerrits, W.J.J.; van Zanten, H.H.E.. |
| Consumption of animal-source food is criticised, among other reasons, for its relatively high environmental impact. It is, however, increasingly acknowledged that livestock can contribute to nutrition security if they upcycle low-opportunity-cost feed (LCF) – food waste, food processing by-products and grass resources – into nutritious animal-source food. So far, however, no study explored the allocation question “to which livestock should we feed what LCF to maximise livestock's contribution to human nutrition”. Here we optimise the use of the LCF available in the EU, using a model that assigns LCF to those livestock systems that maximise animal protein production. We included the five most common livestock systems in the EU – pigs, laying hens, broilers,... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Recycling; Balancing and resource management Health and welfare Environmental aspects. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/34995/1/VanHal-etal-2019-JofCleanerProduction-Vol219-p485-496.pdf |
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