Livestock and poultry breeding ; feed crop planting stage ; live pig retail

Categories:
Categories:
Unit processes/Materials production/Agricultural production means
Location:
CN - China
Reference year: 2014 -
Description

The feed described in this paper is mainly energy feed, including: corn, wheat, soybean, sorghum, rice. In fact, in the process of livestock breeding, livestock feed is mainly composed of corn, wheat and soybeans. Feed crop planting stage mainly includes fertilizer production stage, corn, soybean, wheat planting stage. When utilizing this LCA data set, users should consider the specific feed composition and production stages of the feed crops involved. Attention should be paid to the energy feed ingredients namely corn, wheat, soybeans, sorghum, and rice, and their respective proportions in the feed formula. The geographical scope and the farming practices of the field research, including the years 2014-2015, must be taken into account as these can affect the sustainability metrics. Users should also reflect on the methodological aspects of feed consumption, energy (coal and electricity) data collection, and how these figures relate to the production of 1kg of pork within the system boundary.

Technology

In this paper, the life cycle of livestock and poultry farming is divided into six stages: feed crop planting, feed processing, livestock and poultry raising, manure treatment, slaughter and transportation. The specific life cycle process of livestock and poultry breeding is shown in Figure 2-1. Due to the lack of some data and the limitations of basic conditions, the production, transportation and use of pesticides, mulch and feed additives have not been analyzed, and the environmental impact caused by other related infrastructure construction, transport production and labor costs is no longer considered.

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