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Title Wastes to profit: a circular economy approach to value-addition in livestock industries
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Authors Ramirez, J; McCabe, B; Jensen, PD; Speight, R; Harrison, M; van den Berg, L; O'Hara, I
Title Wastes to profit: a circular economy approach to value-addition in livestock industries
Year 2021
Published Animal Production Science, 61.0, 6
DOI 10.1071/AN20400
Abstract The livestock sector is a fundamental part of the modern global economy and provides food, clothing, furnishings, and various other products. So as to ensure its resilience to changes in consumer expectations, cost of production, and environmental sustainability, the sector must shift to a circular economy model. Current strategies to recover value from wastes and low-value co-products from livestock industries yield limited value; hence, new technologies are required to upgrade wastes and co-products, and generate high-value products that can feed into the livestock value chain. Anaerobic digestion can convert high organic-content waste to biogas for energy and a stable nutrient-rich digestate that can be used as fertiliser. Microbial technologies can transform wastes to produce nutritionally advanced feeds. New materials from waste can also be produced for livestock industry-specific applications. While aiming to add commercial value, the successful implementation of these technologies will also address the environmental and productivity issues that are increasingly valued by producers and consumers.
Author Keywords adoption of technology; agricultural innovations
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000617882000001
WoS Category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Research Area Agriculture
PDF https://www.publish.csiro.au/an/pdf/AN20400
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