Because of the increasing challenges the global food system is facing on a social, economic
and environmental level, and the need to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development …

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

There is a global need to improve the environmental performances and circularity of
livestock production systems. This relates also to poultry production systems in China …

Poultry breeding takes place in intensive, high-production systems characterized by high
animal density, which is a source of harmful emission of odorous volatile organic …

The transition from a linear to a circular economy is a research trend topic, as well as the
possibility to measure the degree of circularity of products and systems. In a linear economy …

Existing studies on the environmental impact of chicken meat production, one of the most
popular animal protein, present deficiencies in terms of uncertainties, consistency of …

Maintaining dry litter that chickens can “work” is a key objective for successful meat chicken
production as it reduces the likelihood of health and welfare issues by breaking down and …

The transition to a more sustainable livestock sector represents one of the major challenges
of our time. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is recognised as the gold standard methodology …

Simple Summary Previous studies have shown positive effects of a partially perforated
flooring system on animal welfare in broiler housing. Towards the end of the fattening …

Ammonia (NH 3) is one of the main polluted gases in the atmosphere, and its emission has
markedly increased in recent years. In China, NH 3 is mainly emitted from agricultural fields …