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<p>Livestock farming is considered one relevant cause of global warming. The aim of this article is to show that the environmental footprint of broilers and laying hens is small among farmed animal species. Author examines the increase in the production of broilers and laying hens over the past decades as a result of genetic selection, and as a consequence their greenhouse gas emissions, land, water and energy use have decreased. It was evidenced that with the increase of production the environmental footprint per unit of product decreases. On the other hand, in alternative housing systems, especially in free-range and organic production, all indicators deteriorate. Supplying the Earth’s ever-growing population with a sufficient amount of high-quality food of animal origin, in such a way that the environmental footprint of poultry farming is reduced, can be achieved with intensive production taking into account animal welfare. New tools and methods such as genomic selection, gene editing or precision poultry breeding will help in this.</p>
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Livestock farming is considered one relevant cause of global warming. The aim of this article is to show that the environmental footprint of broilers and laying hens is small among farmed animal species. Author examines the increase in the production of broilers and laying hens over the past decades as a result of genetic selection, and as a consequence their greenhouse gas emissions, land, water and energy use have decreased. It was evidenced that with the increase of production the environmental footprint per unit of product decreases. On the other hand, in alternative housing systems, especially in free-range and organic production, all indicators deteriorate. Supplying the Earth’s ever-growing population with a sufficient amount of high-quality food of animal origin, in such a way that the environmental footprint of poultry farming is reduced, can be achieved with intensive production taking into account animal welfare. New tools and methods such as genomic selection, gene editing or precision poultry breeding will help in this.

Application of Herbal Dietary Supplements in Aquaculture – A Review

Xiamen Key Laboratory for Feed Quality Testing and Safety Evaluation

College of Engineering, University of Hail

National School of Engineers Gabes, University of Gabes

Campus Universitaire de la Faculté de Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech/Université de Liège

Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, University of Hormozgan

Faculty of Natural Resources, Urmia University

Annals of Animal Science

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Livestock farming is considered one relevant cause of global warming. The aim of this article is to show that the environmental footprint of broilers and...

Application of Herbal Dietary Supplements in Aquaculture – A Review

Published Online: Jul 18, 2024

Page range: 657 - 673

Received: Feb 12, 2023

Accepted: Jun 27, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2023-0076

Keywords
broiler, laying hen, intensive and alternative housing systems, greenhouse gas emission, global warming, environmental footprint

© 2024 Seerengaraj Vijayaram et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Application of Herbal Dietary Supplements in Aquaculture – A Review

Published Online: Jul 18, 2024

Page range: 657 - 673

Received: Feb 12, 2023

Accepted: Jun 27, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2023-0076

Keywordsbroiler, laying hen, intensive and alternative housing systems, greenhouse gas emission, global warming, environmental footprint

© 2024 Seerengaraj Vijayaram et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
broiler, laying hen, intensive and alternative housing systems, greenhouse gas emission, global warming, environmental footprint