Water use in livestock sector is a source of concern for the high water requirements needed to produce milk and dairy products. In this context, water footprint has become an important tool of water use in milk production life cycle. The present study focuses on the assessment of environmental impact associated with the freshwater use (blue water use) of milk production in a dairy farm of North Italy. The blue water use was 52.5 L per kg FPCM-1. The results show two main impacting sources on water use: the production of on-farm crops (44.5%) and purchased feed (39%). The findings of the current evaluation are relevant to identify improvement options, such as water use effectiveness in on-farm crops irrigation, sourcing off-farm feed with only rainwater requirements or purchasing feed from countries where water scarcity is lower.
The blue water use of milk production in North Italy : a case study / D. Tedesco, E. Vida, C. CONTI. ((Intervento presentato al convegno The XII Italian LCA Network Conference ; The VII Italian LCA Network Association Conference : Life Cycle Thinking in decision-making for sustainability: from public policies to private businesses tenutosi a Messina nel 2018.
Titolo: | The blue water use of milk production in North Italy : a case study |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 11-giu-2018 |
Parole Chiave: | blue water; milk production |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore AGR/18 - Nutrizione e Alimentazione Animale |
Enti collegati al convegno: | RETE ITALIANA LCA ENEA |
URL: | http://www.reteitalianalca.it/documenti/programma-conferenza-lca-218 |
Tipologia: | Conference Object |
Citazione: | The blue water use of milk production in North Italy : a case study / D. Tedesco, E. Vida, C. CONTI. ((Intervento presentato al convegno The XII Italian LCA Network Conference ; The VII Italian LCA Network Association Conference : Life Cycle Thinking in decision-making for sustainability: from public policies to private businesses tenutosi a Messina nel 2018. |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 14 - Intervento a convegno non pubblicato |
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