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Articles | Volume 59, issue 1
Articles | Volume 59, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-27-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-27-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 59, issue 1
Original study
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21 Jan 2016
Original study |  | 21 Jan 2016

Comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of pork using different protein sources in pig feed

K. Reckmann, R. Blank, I. Traulsen, and J. Krieter

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A comparative life cycle assessment of pork with different feed scenarios substituting soybean products has been performed. Alternative scenarios used legumes, a protein crop mix, and amino acids. Results expressed per kilogram of feed depended greatly on the method used and the impact category considered. The inclusion of land use change increased global warming potential by up to 43 %. Results per kilogram of pork showed the amino acid scenario to have the least overall environmental impacts.
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