ICAR Research Data Repository for Knowledge Management
Livestock production systems
CSIRO RDS Repository
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Livestock production systems
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Mario Herrero
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Animal Production not elsewhere classified
Crop and Pasture Biomass and Bioproducts Environmental Impact Assessment |
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| Description |
A spatially disaggregated global livestock dataset containing information on biomass use, production, feed efficiency, excretion, and greenhouse gas emissions for 28 world regions, 8 livestock production systems, 4 animal species (cattle, small ruminants, pigs, and poultry), and 3 livestock products (milk, meat, and eggs) for the year 2000. The dataset highlights: (i) feed efficiency as a key driver of productivity, resource use, and greenhouse gas emission intensities, with vast differences between production systems and animal products; (ii) the importance of grasslands as a global resource, supplying almost 50% of biomass for animals while continuing to be at the epicentre of land conversion processes; and (iii) the importance of mixed crop–livestock systems, producing the greater part of animal production (over 60%) in both the developed and the developing world. These data provide critical information for developing targeted, sustainable solutions for the livestock sector and its widely ranging contribution to the global food system. |
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CSIRO
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Petr Havlik
Hugo Valin An Notenbaert Mariana Rufino Philip K Thornton Michael Blümmel Franz Weiss Delia Grace Michael Obersteiner |
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2018-03-08
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csiro:29893
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