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Guideline for carbon footprintcalculations of pig meat : method to calculate greenhouse gas emissions from cradle to slaughterhouse for theDutch situation

Mostert, P.F.; Kool, A.; Bondt, N.; Snoek, J.

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This report is a guideline to calculate greenhouse gas emissions of pig meat from cradle to slaughterhouse for the Dutch situation. Calculation rules for the carbon footprint of Dutch pig meat are described for every stage, up to and including the slaughterhouse. These calculation rules comply as much as possible to product environmental footprint guidelines. Finally, some strengths and limitations of this guideline are described