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High intensity livestock systems: impact indicators (pdf 60kb)

The paper presents resource use and environmental impact indicators for high intentisty livestock farms.

These effects can be classified into the following:
- Use of non-renewable resources (fossil energy, phosphorus)
- Impact on the farm's natural basis for production (the soil)
- Impact on the surrounding environment, i.e. the conditions under (groundwater), over (atmosphere) and around (marine environment, wildlife) the farm.

 

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