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Abstract

To study future, sustainable production systems, a step-wise method was used to create three future scenarios for pig production based on different sustainability goals. The first scenario focused on animal welfare and the natural behavior of the animals. The second targeted low impacts on the environment and the efficient use of natural resources. The third scenario aimed at product quality and safety. Each scenario fulfilled different aspects of sustainability, but there were goal conflicts because no scenario fulfilled all sustainability goals. The scenarios were then parameterized. The environmental impact was calculated using the life-cycle assessment (LCA) methodology, and the economic cost was calculated from the same data set. The cost per kilo of pork was highest for the animal welfare scenario and similar for the other two scenarios. The environmental scenario had the lowest environmental impact, and the product-quality scenario the highest. The results are discussed based on different future priorities

Published in

AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
2005, volume: 34, number: 4-5, pages: 402-407

SLU Authors

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation
Animal and Dairy Science
Veterinary Science

Publication identifier

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1579/0044-7447-34.4.402

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/39647