The water footprint of Spanish Ternera de Navarra PGI beef: Conventional versus novel feeding based on vegetable by-products from the local food industry

Pablo González-Martínez, Irantzu Goenaga, Sara León-Ecay, Joana de las Heras, Noelia Aldai, Kizkitza Insausti and Maite M. Aldaya

Agricultural Systems, 2024, vol. 218, issue C

Abstract: In recent years, livestock farming has been in the spotlight. Meat production is blamed for the pollution of aquifers and rivers, as well as for the large amount of water required to feed livestock. This has highlighted the need to find alternative feeding systems for cattle breeding able to reduce food/feed competition.

Keywords: Water footprint; Vegetable by-products; Agri-food industry; Livestock production; Beef; Circular economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.103990

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