This paper reviews the small but growing literature on the water footprint (WF) of livestock
production and provides an analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats …

Dairy farms in the United States are diverse and although regional dairy production and farm
strategy has been evaluated for environmental impact, a comprehensive national …

Agri-food industries have consumed the most water among all industries, placing great
pressure on water resources; therefore, academics tend to focus on exploring the …

This special issue is a collection of recent papers in the field of Water Footprint Assessment
(WFA), an emerging area of research focused on the analysis of freshwater use, scarcity …

Substantial amount of world's population experiences severe water scarcity problems. The
water scarcity related threats on food security, human health and natural ecosystem are …

Assessment of water footprint sustainability indicators and economic water productivities is
regarded as a cornerstone of the world's sustainability goal and the reduction of the fresh …

ISO14046 sets out principles, requirements and guidelines for the quantification of a water
footprint taking a life cycle perspective. The international standard is intended to support …

Feeding management in dairy animals is crucial for ensuring optimal production apart from
making the farming as a whole, a more sustainable activity. In our study we evaluated the …

The aim of this study was to determine the water footprint of beef feedlots up to the farm gate
and evaluate the impact of roughage-concentrate ratio on the green water footprint. The …

This study evaluated the impact of diet as a mitigation action to improve the water efficiency
of lactating cows. An intensive pasture dairy system was considered to calculate direct and …