Chapter 1 - Assessing and reducing the environmental impact of egg production systems: Vincent Guyonnet and Audrey E.M. Guyonnet, FFI Consulting, Canada;
1 Introduction
2 Life cycle assessment: methodology and impact categories
3 Environmental footprint of shell eggs: climate change
4 Environmental footprint of shell eggs: land use change
5 Environmental footprint of shell eggs: emissions causing acidification and eutrophication
6 Environmental footprint of shell eggs: water footprint
7 Environmental footprint of shell eggs: other impact categories
8 Mitigation strategies: crop production, feed formulation and feed conversion
9 Mitigation strategies: bird management and health
10 Mitigation strategies: manure management
11 Mitigation strategies: housing systems
12 Conclusion and future trends
13 Where to look for further information
14 References
Chapter 2 - Life cycle assessment (LCA) of poultry meat production: Ilkka Leinonen, Kirsi Usva and Sanna Hietala, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finland;
1 Introduction
2 Background and principles of the life cycle assessment framework
3 LCA environmental impact categories
4 Assessing the environmental impacts of different stages of the poultry production chain
5 Options to improve the environmental sustainability of poultry production
6 Conclusion
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
Chapter 3 - Strategies and solutions to reduce emissions from layer production systems in Europe: C©cile M. Levrault and Peter W. G. Groot Koerkamp, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands;
1 Introduction
2 Environmental issues related to layer production
3 Direct emissions originating from layer production
4 Emissions targets: the European Union
5 Animal-related factors affecting ammonia and particulate matter (PM) emissions
6 Physicochemical factors affecting ammonia and particulate matter emissions
7 Practical solutions for emissions mitigation: diet and genetics
8 Practical solutions for emissions mitigation: manure and litter management
9 Practical solutions for emissions mitigation: ventilation, filtration and acid scrubbing
10 Case study: the ECO Air Care ventilation system
11 Conclusion: the options available
12 Future trends and research needs
13 Where to look for further information
14 References
Chapter 4 - Waste management in egg production: Ruihong Zhang, University of California-Davies, USA and Hamed M. El-Mashad, Mansoura University, Egypt;
1 Introduction
2 Characteristics of waste and wastewater
3 Methods for treating waste and wastewater: anaerobic digestion
4 Methods for treating waste and wastewater: aerobic treatments
5 Methods for treating waste and wastewater: thermochemical processes, burial, rendering and land application
6 Laboratory study of co-digestion of laying hen manure and mortality
7 Summary and research needs
8 Where to look for further information
9 References
Chapter 5 - Valorizing byproducts from broiler processing: biologics and sustainability: S.C. Ricke, V.A. Leone and A.A. Tarcin, University of Wisconsin- Madison, USA;
1 Introduction
2 Poultry processing: general concepts
3 Treatment of poultry byproducts and waste: live bird production
4 Treatment of poultry byproducts and waste: rendering
5 Biologics from broiler processing: general concepts
6 Biologics from blood
7 Biologics from skin
8 Feathers as a poultry byproduct
9 Conclusion and future trends
10 Where to look for further information
11 References
