Environmental impacts of extensive and intensive beef production systems in Thailand evaluated by life cycle assessment
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- 作者：Akifumi Oginoa ; aogino@affrc.go.jp" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Kritapon Sommartb ; Sayan Subepangb ; Makoto Mitsumoria ; Keisuke Hayashic ; Takahiro Yamashitaa ; Yasuo Tanakaa
- 关键词：Beef farming ; Greenhouse gas ; Intensification ; LCA ; Southeast Asia
- 刊名：Journal of Cleaner Production
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：20 January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：112
- 期：part_P1
- 页码：22-31
- 全文大小：717 K
文摘
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We perform a life cycle assessment on extensive and intensive beef production systems.
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Site investigations of 15 beef farms in Thailand were conducted.
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Extensive farms are based on grazing, while intensive farms use purchased concentrate.
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Intensive beef farms have lower greenhouse gas emissions.
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Intensive beef farms have larger impacts on energy consumption and acidification.