Identifying ways of producing pigs more sustainably: tradeoffs and co-benefits in land and antimicrobial use

Abstract Pork accounts for the largest proportion of meat consumed globally and demand is growing rapidly. Two important externalities of pig farming are land use and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) driven by antimicrobial use (AMU). Land use and AMU are commonly perceived to be negatively related ac...

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Main Authors: Harriet Bartlett, Andrew Balmford, James L. N. Wood, Mark A. Holmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29480-5