Emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero de la carne de cordero en España a lo largo de su ciclo de vida: una comparación de tres sistemas productivos
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2011
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Ripoll Bosch, RaimonBoer, I.J.M. de
Bernués Jal, Alberto
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The livestock sector increasingly competes for scarce resources and has a
severe impact on air, water and soil. There are few studies that compare the environmental
impacts of different sheep production systems, in particular in terms of greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions. We used Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to evaluate GHG emissions of
three contrasting meat-sheep farming systems in Spain, which differ in their degree of
intensification (reproduction rate, land use and grazing management) and location. The GHG
emissions of these systems varied from 19.5 to 28.4 kg CO2eq per kg live-animal, or 38.9 to
56.7 kg CO2eq per kg lamb-meat. The lowest value corresponded to the most intensive
system and the highest to the less intensive pasture-based livestock system, which however
also provided several ecosystems services that should be considered when assessing the
environmental impact of livestock production in a holistic manner
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Lamb meat, Greenhouse gases, Life cycle assessment
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Ripoll-Bosch, R., de Boer, I.J.M., Bernués, A., Vellinga, T. “Emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero de la carne de cordero en España a lo largo de su ciclo de vida: una comparación de tres sistemas productivos”. En: 41 Jornadas de Estudio. XIV Jornadas sobre Producción Animal. AIDA. Zaragoza, España, 17 y 18 de mayo de 2011, pp. 121-123. ISBN: 978-84-615-0062-8
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SostenibilidadGanado ovino
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Sistemas silvopascícolas
Producción y sanidad animal