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Evaluation of the environmental implications of the incorporation of feed-use amino acids in the manufacturing of pig and broiler feeds using Life Cycle Assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 July 2011

E. Mosnier ,
H. M. G. van der Werf ,
J. Boissy  and
J.-Y. Dourmad
E. Mosnier
Affiliation:
INRA, UMR1079 SENAH, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France Agrocampus Ouest, F-35000 Rennes, France
H. M. G. van der Werf
Affiliation:
Agrocampus Ouest, F-35000 Rennes, France INRA, UMR1069 Soil, Agro and hydroSystem, F-35000 Rennes, France
J. Boissy*
Affiliation:
Agrocampus Ouest, F-35000 Rennes, France INRA, UMR1069 Soil, Agro and hydroSystem, F-35000 Rennes, France
J.-Y. Dourmad*
Affiliation:
INRA, UMR1079 SENAH, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France Agrocampus Ouest, F-35000 Rennes, France
*
†E-mail: Jean-Yves.Dourmad@rennes.inra.fr
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Abstract

The incorporation of feed-use (FU) amino acids (AAs) in diets results in a reduced use of protein-rich ingredients such as soybean meal, recognized to have elevated contributions to environmental impacts. This study investigated whether the incorporation of l-lysine.HCl, l-threonine and FU-methionine reduces the environmental impacts of pig and broiler feeds using Life Cycle Assessment. The following impact categories were considered: climate change, eutrophication, acidification, terrestrial ecotoxicity, cumulative energy demand and land occupation. Several feeds were formulated either to minimize the cost of the formulation (with or without AA utilization), to maximize AA incorporation (i.e. the cost of AA was considered to be similar to that of soybean meal), or to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. For both pig and broiler feeds, calculations were made first using only cereals and soybean meal as main ingredients and then using cereals and several protein-rich ingredients (soybean meal, rapeseed meal and peas). In addition, these calculations were performed using two types of soybean meal (from Brazil, associated with recent deforestation or not). For broiler feeds, two types of maize (from France, irrigated, with mineral fertilization v. not irrigated, with animal manure fertilization) were also tested. Regarding the feeds formulated to minimize cost, incorporation of AA decreased the values for eutrophication, terrestrial ecotoxicity and cumulative energy demand of both pig and broiler feeds, regardless of the base ingredients. Reduction in climate change and acidification due to the incorporation of AA depended on the nature of the feed ingredients, with the effect of AA incorporation being greater when combined with ingredients with high impacts such as soybean meal associated with deforestation. Feeds formulated to maximize AA incorporation generally had a similar composition to those formulated to minimize cost, suggesting that the costs of AA were not the limiting factor in their incorporation. Feeds formulated to minimize greenhouse gas emissions had the lowest values for climate change and cumulative energy demand, but not for other impacts. Further research is needed to elucidate whether the incorporation of additional AA (tryptophan and valine) along with l-lysine, l-threonine and FU-methionine could decrease on the environmental impacts of pig and broiler feeds further.

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amino acidsfeedbroilerpigenvironmental impacts
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animal , Volume 5 , Issue 12 , 10 November 2011 , pp. 1972 - 1983
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Copyright © The Animal Consortium 2011

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