Impact of animal breeding on GHG emissions and farm economics

Michael MacLeod (), Ilkka Leinonen (), Eileen Wall (), Jos Houdijk (), Vera Eory (), Jay Burns (), Bouda Ahmadi () and Manuel Gomez Barbero ()
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Michael MacLeod: Scotland’s Rural College
Ilkka Leinonen: Scotland’s Rural College
Eileen Wall: Scotland’s Rural College
Jos Houdijk: Scotland’s Rural College
Vera Eory: Scotland’s Rural College
Jay Burns: Scotland’s Rural College
Bouda Ahmadi: FAO
Manuel Gomez Barbero: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No JRC117897, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: This report reviews the existing evidence regarding the current and potential use of animal breeding to reduce GHG emissions. It also comments on the likely impact of breeding on farm economics, identifies barriers to achieving GHG reductions via breeding and highlights some future research needs. The project focuses on the following livestock commodities within the EU-28: cattle meat, cattle milk, pigmeat, chicken meat and hen’s eggs. Together these account for approximately 95% of the emissions from European livestock (measured from cradle to farm gate, i.e. including on-farm emissions plus emissions arising pre-farm from the production of inputs such as feed, fertiliser and fuel).

Keywords: EU agriculture; climate change mitigation; technologies; livestock sector; animal breeding. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-09
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