10.21071/az.v67iSupplement.3198
https://zenodo.org/records/1207088
oai:zenodo.org:1207088
Garcia-Launay, F
F
Garcia-Launay
PEGASE, INRA, Agrocampus-Ouest, 35590 Saint-Gilles, France
Rouillon, V
V
Rouillon
PEGASE, INRA, Agrocampus-Ouest, 35590 Saint-Gilles, France
Faure, J
J
Faure
PEGASE, INRA, Agrocampus-Ouest, 35590 Saint-Gilles, France
Fonseca, A
A
Fonseca
Consortium Noir de Bigorre, F-65917 Tarbes, France
Life Cycle Assessment of pig production systems of the Noir de Bigorre chain
Zenodo
2018
Gascon breed
Environmental Impacts
Sustainability
2018-01-15
eng
https://zenodo.org/communities/h2020_treasure
https://zenodo.org/communities/eu
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Outdoor pig production systems relying on local pig breeds may cope with environmental and socio-economic challenges. They produce high quality products with added economic value and rely mainly on local feed resources. Within the European TREASURE project, we conducted the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the Noir de Bigorre (NDB) pig production systems located in South West of France. The environmental impacts were calculated at farm gate and expressed per kg live pig and per ha land use. From surveys on 25 farms of the NDB chain and data collected by the chain, we estimated the flows and average live weights of animals produced as well as the average quantities of feeds distributed to the animals. Formulas of the complete feeds were collected from manufacturers. Climate Change (CC), Acidification (AC), Eutrophication (EU), Cumulative Energy Demand and Land Occupation impacts per kg of pig were in the range of the impacts of traditional systems previously studied. CC impact per kg pig was higher than in intensive systems due to the higher amount of feed needed to reach slaughter weight. AC and EU impacts per ha of land were relatively low. NDB pig farming systems exhibit LCA impacts typical of extensive and outdoor systems. Further studies within the European project TREASURE will also give insights on the economic and societal dimensions of sustainability of these systems.
European Commission
10.13039/501100000780
634476
DIVERSITY OF LOCAL PIG BREEDS AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR HIGH QUALITY TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS AND SUSTAINABLE PORK CHAINS