Instant Insights: Environmental impact of poultry production

• 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 taken from: Alamprese, C., Nys, Y., Mine, Y. and Guyonnet, V. (eds.), Advances in improving the safety and quality of eggs, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2025, (ISBN 978 1 80146 875 6)

• 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 taken from: Ricke, S. C. (ed.), Improving poultry meat safety and sustainability, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2025, (ISBN 978 1 80146 789 6)

• Chapter 3 - Strategies and solutions to reduce emissions from layer production systems in Europe: Cécile 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 taken from: Alamprese, C., Nys, Y., Mine, Y. and Guyonnet, V. (eds.), Advances in improving the safety and quality of eggs, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2025, (ISBN 978 1 80146 875 6)

• 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 taken from: Roberts, J. (ed.), Achieving sustainable production of eggs – Volume 2: Animal welfare and sustainability, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN 978 1 78676 080 7)

• 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

Chapter taken from: Ricke, S. C. (ed.), Improving poultry meat safety and sustainability, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2025, (ISBN 978 1 80146 789 6)