Closing loops in intensive livestock systems: innovative strategies for nutrient recycling and emissions reduction
Lluís Morey Gual
Abstract:(English) The exponential growth of world population is leading to a high demand of food products and, consequently, to the development of intensive agricultural and livestock systems. In this sense, synthetic fertilizers are being used in a non-sustainable way to produce food and feedstock, requiring massive amounts of energy and depleting mineral resources, with a volatile fluctuation of their prices due to geopolitical conflicts. At the same time, intensive livestock production is still inefficient in terms… Show more
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