Life Cycle Assessment of Water in Sport Equine Production in Argentina: A Case Study

The application of life cycle assessment method (LCA) to animal production is a methodological option to assess the potential impact of products, services, or production processes in a comprehensive way as it considers both the quantity and quality of water in the life cycle approach. In this paper,...

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Autores principales:	Mariana M. Vaccaro, Alberto García-Liñeiro, Alicia Fernández-Cirelli, Alejandra V. Volpedo
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	water sport equine production life cycle assessment Agriculture (General) S1-972
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a21b213c23c749328f1a8abab2b70e272021-11-25T15:58:55ZLife Cycle Assessment of Water in Sport Equine Production in Argentina: A Case Study10.3390/agriculture111110842077-0472https://doaj.org/article/a21b213c23c749328f1a8abab2b70e272021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/11/1084https://doaj.org/toc/2077-0472The application of life cycle assessment method (LCA) to animal production is a methodological option to assess the potential impact of products, services, or production processes in a comprehensive way as it considers both the quantity and quality of water in the life cycle approach. In this paper, the water footprint of jumping sport horses’ production has been determined using the LCA methodology for the first time ever. The results of this paper show that the production of medium- and high-performance sport horses uses a large amount of water. However, modifications to the diet (type and percentage of oils in the supplement, place of origin of feed, etc.) and in the management and destination of waste (animal box beds) can result in a reduction of the water requirement and the environmental impact of production. This type of studies should be developed in different farms in the future in order to give producers management alternatives that improve the sustainability of productions.Mariana M. VaccaroAlberto García-LiñeiroAlicia Fernández-CirelliAlejandra V. VolpedoMDPI AGarticlewatersport equine productionlife cycle assessmentAgriculture (General)S1-972ENAgriculture, Vol 11, Iss 1084, p 1084 (2021)
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spellingShingle	water sport equine production life cycle assessment Agriculture (General) S1-972 Mariana M. Vaccaro Alberto García-Liñeiro Alicia Fernández-Cirelli Alejandra V. Volpedo Life Cycle Assessment of Water in Sport Equine Production in Argentina: A Case Study
description	The application of life cycle assessment method (LCA) to animal production is a methodological option to assess the potential impact of products, services, or production processes in a comprehensive way as it considers both the quantity and quality of water in the life cycle approach. In this paper, the water footprint of jumping sport horses’ production has been determined using the LCA methodology for the first time ever. The results of this paper show that the production of medium- and high-performance sport horses uses a large amount of water. However, modifications to the diet (type and percentage of oils in the supplement, place of origin of feed, etc.) and in the management and destination of waste (animal box beds) can result in a reduction of the water requirement and the environmental impact of production. This type of studies should be developed in different farms in the future in order to give producers management alternatives that improve the sustainability of productions.
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author	Mariana M. Vaccaro Alberto García-Liñeiro Alicia Fernández-Cirelli Alejandra V. Volpedo
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author_sort	Mariana M. Vaccaro
title	Life Cycle Assessment of Water in Sport Equine Production in Argentina: A Case Study
title_short	Life Cycle Assessment of Water in Sport Equine Production in Argentina: A Case Study
title_full	Life Cycle Assessment of Water in Sport Equine Production in Argentina: A Case Study
title_fullStr	Life Cycle Assessment of Water in Sport Equine Production in Argentina: A Case Study
title_full_unstemmed	Life Cycle Assessment of Water in Sport Equine Production in Argentina: A Case Study
title_sort	life cycle assessment of water in sport equine production in argentina: a case study
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/a21b213c23c749328f1a8abab2b70e27
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Life Cycle Assessment of Water in Sport Equine Production in Argentina: A Case Study

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