Emission Factor

Weaned heifers - live weight (weaned calves production on pasture)

Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'weaned heifers live weight' is an animal farmed for meat. Beef cattle are typically farmed for 1-2 years. A heifer is an adult female bovine that has not yet given birth to a calf. The product represents the animal alive before transferring and processing in a slaughterhouse. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameWeaned heifers - live weight (weaned calves production on pasture)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryLivestock Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2016
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
livestock_farming-type_weaned_heifers_live_weight_weaned_calves_production_on_pasture
UUID
7c25ad91-b047-44b5-9206-fc3c6bacfce1
Code Snippet
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