The importance of pigs’ castration strategy on carbon footprint of feed intake, nitrogen and phosphorus efficiency under different management conditions
The environmental impact of livestock production is under scrutiny nowadays and is being situated both on a global level and local level. On a global level, the global warming potential (GWP) of meat production is criticised. On a local level, the excretion of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is of c...
Main Authors: | A. Van den Broeke, C. De Cuyper, K. Kress, V. Stefanski, M. Škrlep, M. Čandek-Potokar, H. Maribo, S. Millet |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-12-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731122002269 |
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