Environmental Impacts of the Beef Production Chain in the Northeast of Portugal Using Life Cycle Assessment

Environmental Impacts of the Beef Production Chain in the Northeast of Portugal Using Life Cycle Assessment

The beef supply chain has multiple negative impacts on the environment. A method widely used to measure impacts from both the use of resources and the emissions generated by this sector is the life cycle assessment (LCA) (ISO 14040). This study aimed to evaluate a semi-intensive system (SIS) and an...

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Main Authors: Pedro Henrique Presumido, Fernando Sousa, Artur Gonçalves, Tatiane Cristina Dal Bosco, Manuel Feliciano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
animal production systems
environmental footprint
LCA
slaughterhouses
sustainability
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/8/10/165

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