Author(s) |
Dougherty, H C
Oltjen, J W
Mitloehner, F M
Rodrigues, K A
Kebreab, E
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Publication Date |
2017
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Abstract |
•California is the nation's leading producer of market sheep
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•Most sheep in CA spend at least part of their life on rangeland, as part of a wide variety of diverse systems
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•The environmental impact of these systems is unknown
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•Life cycle assessment (LCA) and carbon footprint calculations can be used to measure the efficiency and environmental impacts of livestock production
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•California-specific LCAs have been conducted (e.g. Stackhouse-Lawson et al. (2012) for beef production and DeLonge(2016) for wool)
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•The environmental impact of sheep meat production in other countries has been studied, but not for the US
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•Reducing carbon footprint is highly correlated with increasing production efficiency and profitability
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•A case study based method will allow for the calculation and comparison of the carbon footprints of different production system types
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•Baseline resource use and carbon footprint data from different sectors of the California sheep industry would allow producers to assess current environmental impacts
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•This data would help producers improve production efficiency and reduce environmental impact while maintaining the health of native rangelands
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Citation |
p. 1-1
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Language |
en
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Title |
A Case Study Assessment of the Carbon Footprint of Sheep Production Systems in California
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Type of document |
Conference Publication
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Entity Type |
Publication
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