
Animal Production Systems Group
Research of the Animal Production Systems Group focuses on unravelling the complexity of concerns in livestock systems and exploring trade-offs and synergies of innovations regarding environmental impact, animal welfare, and economic viability, to design a more sustainable future.
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Do animals have a role in future food systems?
Animals can convert leftovers from arable land and grass resources into valuable food and other ecosystem services. By converting these biomass streams, animals recycle nutrients into the food system that otherwise would have been lost for food production, thereby contributing to a circular food system.
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Interventions to increase circularity and reduce environmental impacts in food systems
Ambio (2023) - ISSN 0044-7447 -
The role of fisheries and fish farming in a circular food system in the European Union
Sustainable Production and Consumption (2023), Volume: 43 - ISSN 2352-5509 - p. 113-123. -
Dairy cattle welfare – the relative effect of legislation, industry standards and labelled niche production in five European countries
Animal (2023), Volume: 17, Issue: 12 - ISSN 1751-7311 -
Consideration of utilizable amino acid content in the context of dietary protein quality assessment
Sustainable Food Proteins (2023) - ISSN 2771-9693 -
Sustainable Grazing by Cattle and Sheep for Semi-Natural Grasslands in Sweden
Agronomy (2023), Volume: 13, Issue: 10 - ISSN 2073-4395