Chicken production ; broiler rearing

Categories:
Categories:
Unit processes/Materials production/Agricultural production means
Location:
SD-CN
Reference year: 2018 -
Description

The pollutants released to the environment during the feeding stage of broilers are mainly divided into the broiler itself and other energy consumption. Users should note that the LCA data set specifically reflects the environmental impact of broiler rearing in a large-scale setting in Shandong province. Users must consider the location-specific nature of this data when applying it to other geographic contexts. Care must be taken to account for regional differences in rearing practices and energy consumptions. Data users should ensure that the functional unit of 1 kg of chicken matches the scope of their sustainability assessment or ecological footprint calculations. It is essential to include all relevant inputs and outputs during the feeding phase and to understand that this data set may not fully represent the environmental impact of chicken production in different contexts or scales.

Technology

Aiming at a broiler farm in Shandong Province, the life cycle evaluation of large-scale broiler breeding was carried out. The system boundaries of broiler production included crop cultivation (fertilizer production, corn and soybean cultivation), soybean meal production, feed processing, feed transportation, broiler feeding and manure treatment. The main output of broiler production is chicken, and the functional unit is 1 kg chicken

Process type
Unit
LCI modeling approach
Unknown
Multifunctional modeling
NONE
Format
ILCD
Aggregation type
NOT_APPLICABLE
Data provider
TianGong
Review status
Internal
Cost
Free
Contact
Tiangong LCI Data Working Group