Life Cycle Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Broiler Chicken Production

Economic and environmental assessment of U.S. broiler production: opportunities to improve sustainability

“…While there have been a large number of life cycle assessments published regarding poultry production ( de Vries and de Boer, 2010 ; Lesschen et al, 2011 ; MEDA et al, 2011 ; FAO, 2013 ; Prudêncio da Silva et al, 2014 ; Benavides et al, 2020 ; Costantini et al, 2021 ; Bos et al, 2022 ; Kiss et al, 2022a , b ; Mostert et al, 2022 ; Yayli and Kilic, 2023 ; Zisis et al, 2023 ), only a few of them analyze the U.S. commercial industry ( Pelletier, 2008 ; Putman et al, 2017 ; Thoma, 2021 ) and those that include corresponding economic impacts (i.e., TEA) are for other countries ( Heidari et al, 2011 ; Castellini et al, 2012 ). Similarly, while there have been economic assessments presented for broiler production ( Heien, 1976 ; Sheppard, 2004 ; Firdaus and Komalasari, 2010 ; AL-Sharafat and Al-fawwaz, 2013 ; Udo et al, 2017 ; van Horne, 2020 ), few are applicable to the U.S. commercial industry.…”