Trade-offs in the externalities of pig production are not inevitable.
Nat Food
; 5(4): 312-322, 2024 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38605128
ABSTRACT
Farming externalities are believed to co-vary negatively, yet trade-offs have rarely been quantified systematically. Here we present data from UK and Brazilian pig production systems representative of most commercial systems across the world ranging from 'intensive' indoor systems through to extensive free range, Organic and woodland systems to explore co-variation among four major externality costs. We found that no specific farming type was consistently associated with good performance across all domains. Generally, systems with low land use have low greenhouse gas emissions but high antimicrobial use and poor animal welfare, and vice versa. Some individual systems performed well in all domains but were not exclusive to any particular type of farming system. Our findings suggest that trade-offs may be avoidable if mitigation focuses on lowering impacts within system types rather than simply changing types of farming.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Criação de Animais Domésticos
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Food
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Reino Unido