Table 1.
Methodology and results of recent broiler and pig feed LCAs.
| publication | animals considered | farm location | crop origin | LUC | scenario | CP levels | climate change | acidification | eutrophication | energy demand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méda et al. (52) | finishing broilers | France | Europe | yes | ||||||
| S19 | 19 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||
| S17 | 17 | 91% | 103% | 96% | 100% | |||||
| S15 | 15 | 80% | 105% | 92% | 99% | |||||
| Cherubini et al. (53) | finishing pigs | Brazil | Brazil | no | ||||||
| 18 | 100% | |||||||||
| 16 | 103% | |||||||||
| 15 | 107% | |||||||||
| 13 | 110% | |||||||||
| Meul at al. (54) | fattening pigs | Europe | Europe, Brazilian SBM | no | ||||||
| reference | 15.7 | 100% | ||||||||
| low crude protein | 13 | 102% | ||||||||
| yes | ||||||||||
| reference | 15.7 | 100% | ||||||||
| low crude protein | 13 | 93% | ||||||||
| yes + indirect LUC | ||||||||||
| reference | 15.7 | 100% | ||||||||
| low crude protein | 13 | 91% | ||||||||
| Mosnier et al. (55) | fattening pigs | France | Europe, Brazilian SBM | no | ||||||
| standard (noAA) | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||||
| biphase (noAA) | 99% | 98% | 98% | 94% | ||||||
| biphase low CP | 16.5/15 | 101% | 90% | 87% | 94% | |||||
| biphase least cost with AA | 101% | 90% | 87% | 94% | ||||||
| broilers | France | Europe, Brazilian SBM | no | |||||||
| only Met | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||||
| Met, Lys | 100% | 98% | 98% | 100% | ||||||
| Met, Lys, Thr | 105% | 93% | 94% | 100% | ||||||
| fattening pigs | France | Europe, Brazilian SBM | yes | |||||||
| standard (noAA) | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||||
| biphase (noAA) | 97% | 96% | 98% | 94% | ||||||
| biphase low CP | 16.5/15 | 94% | 87% | 89% | 88% | |||||
| biphase least cost with AA | 93% | 85% | 89% | 86% | ||||||
| broilers | France | Europe, Brazilian SBM | yes | |||||||
| only Met | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||||
| Met, Lys | 98% | 97% | 98% | 97% | ||||||
| Met, Lys, Thr | 100% | 92% | 94% | 96% |