Environment Flashcards
What three things does sustainability of a management system depend on?
People, planet and profit
What does a life cycle assessment do?
Evaluates the environmental impact during a product’s whole life cycle - determines carbon footprint
What units are carbon footprint in?
Equivalent kg of CO2
What % of methane emissions are from ruminant enteric production?
33%
What % of methane emissions are from livestock manure management?
15%
Which countries have the most CO2 emissions?
Latin America and the Caribbean
What % of global anthropogenic emissions does livestock production account for?
10-20%
What is the problem with using soya bean in pig feed?
Comes from South America
What can be grown locally and used instead of soya bean in pig feed?
Beans and peas
What are the four main environmental impacts of feeding pigs?
Climate change, eutrophication potential, acidification potential, abiotic resource depletion
Which environmental impact of pig feeding is the largest, especially in which kind of herd?
Climate change, esp in finishing herds
Which plant compounds can you give to cattle to reduce methane production?
Condensed tannins, saponins, essential oils
