Background Poultry production is an important human food pillar and is experiencing
continuous growth worldwide. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach has been …

Highlights of progress in the production of silage over the past 50 years include the
introduction of improved hybrids of maize (Zea mays L.), the forage harvester, the big baler …

Food's environmental impacts are created by millions of diverse producers. To identify
solutions that are effective under this heterogeneity, we consolidated data covering five …

It is not known whether dietary guidelines proposing a limited intake of animal protein are
compatible with the adoption of circular food systems. Using a resource-allocation model …

How we manage farming and food systems to meet rising demand is pivotal to the future of
biodiversity. Extensive field data suggest that impacts on wild populations would be greatly …

Purpose Livestock already use most global agricultural land, whereas the demand for
animal-source food (ASF) is expected to increase. To address the contribution of livestock to …

Purpose The expected increase in demand for food raises concerns about the expansion of
agricultural land worldwide. To avoid expansion, we need to focus on increasing land …

To gain insight in the environmental impacts of crop, soil and nutrient management, an
integrated model framework INITIATOR was developed predicting:(i) emissions of ammonia …

Consumption of animal-source food is criticised, among other reasons, for its relatively high
environmental impact. It is, however, increasingly acknowledged that livestock can …

In many places on earth, livestock and feed production are decoupled, as feed is grown in
one region and fed to livestock in another. This disrupts nutrient cycles by depleting …