A systematic review of life-cycle GHG emissions from intensive pig farming: Accounting and mitigation

L Zhang, Y Mao, Z Chen, X Hu, C Wang, C Lu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pork accounts for approximately 35% of the global meat supply, with approximately 747
million tons of CO 2 e greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually. To meet the increasing …

Advances, implications, and limitations of low-crude-protein diets in pig production

GC Rocha, ME Duarte, SW Kim - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Currently, five crystalline essential amino acids (lysine, methionine,
threonine, tryptophan, and valine) are generally used, allowing animal nutritionists to …

[HTML][HTML] Minerals in edible insects: a review of content and potential for sustainable sourcing

M Lu, C Zhu, S Smetana, M Zhao, H Zhang… - Food Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In response to the rapid increase in world population and subsequent demands for food,
edible insects represent an alternative food source for humans that is rich in proteins, amino …

Impact of lowering nitrogen content in pig manure through low crude protein diets on anaerobic digestion process stability, biogas yields, and digestate composition

FMW Hickmann, B Salahshournia, I Andretta… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lowering crude protein in pig diets can reduce nitrogen (N) excretion and alter manure
characteristics. Anaerobic digestion (AD) offers potential for converting pig manure into …

Effects of dietary-reduced nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) on N and P balance, retention and nutrient digestibility of contemporary fattening pigs fed ad libitum

E Beckmüller, J Kluess, L Hüther, S Kersten… - Archives of animal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The reduction of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in fattening pigs' diets is one possible
approach to lower N and P excretion in livestock farming relative to N and P intake. Due to …

Nutrients profile of 52 browse species found in semi-arid areas of South Africa for livestock production: Effect of harvesting site

HS Mudau, HK Mokoboki, KE Ravhuhali, Z Mkhize - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of these browse plant species as feed supplements to livestock is restricted due to a
lack of knowledge about their nutritional status. This study was conducted to evaluate the …

Life cycle environmental impacts of using food waste liquid fodder as an alternative for pig feeding in a conventional Cuban farm

Y Alba-Reyes, EL Barrera, Y Brito-Ibarra… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work aimed to compare cleaner production alternatives for pig production in the Cuban
context through the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach emphasizing the utilization of …

A systems approach to evaluate nitrogen utilization efficiency and environmental impacts of swine growing-finishing feeding programs in US pork production systems

Z Yang, PE Urriola, LJ Johnston… - Journal of animal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Traditionally, swine diets have been formulated to meet nutrient requirements at the lowest
cost with little regard toward minimizing environmental impacts. The overall objective of this …

Low-and high-protein diets supplemented up to the fourth limiting amino acid for genetic lines of grower-finisher pigs

FNC Souza, JL Genova, CR Gregory, NTE de Oliveira… - Livestock Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The protein contents in diets for grower-finisher pigs reflect directly on the pig industry, also
allowing to verify the responses of modern genotypes according to the protein feeding …

[HTML][HTML] Amino acid supplementation and substitution of soybean meal in crude protein-and phosphorus-reduced diets for grower-finisher pigs: Effects on performance …

R Puntigam, M Müller, M Weber, SJ Hörtenhuber - Livestock Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Pigs' N and P excretions are partially lost as NH 3 or phosphate, resulting in potential
environmental pollution and health risk for humans and animals. A study was conducted to …