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SUBMITTER: Baldini M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7070661 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20200213 2
This study aimed to assess the environmental footprint of dairy farms rearing a dual-purpose breed, and to evaluate, through alternative scenario analyses, the fattening of calves and the cultivation of hemp as strategies for reducing the environmental impact of these farms. Eleven farms were evaluated for global warming (GWP), acidification (AC) and eutrophication (EUP) potential. The Life Cycle Assessment method with three scenarios, REAL, based on real data, BEEF, where calves were fattened i ...[more]