Environmental Assessment of Amylase Used as Digestibility Improvement Factor for Intensive Chicken Production in Brazil

Environmental Assessment of Amylase Used as Digestibility Improvement Factor for Intensive Chicken Production in Brazil

Industrial enzymes can be used to improve the digestibility of livestock feed components, thereby increasing the nutritional value of the feed, and allowing farmers to change and cost-optimize the feed composition. The purpose of this study was to investigate the environmental impacts of adding a st...

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Main Authors: Britta Gernaey, José Otávio B. Sorbara, Per H. Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
life cycle assessment
LCA
environment
enzyme
amylase
feed
chicken
broiler
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/8/2735

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