Emission Factor

Mineral supplement - for beef cattle (mineral supplement production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is mineral supplement production, for beef cattle. The reference product is mineral supplement, for beef cattle. Mineral supplementation is a necessary practice to meet the nutrient demands of cattle raised on pasture, regardless of the intensification of the production process. Forage plants, normally, are deficient in essential mineral elements such as sodium, phosphorus, iodine, zinc, copper, cobalt and selenium. The mineral supplement assists the fattening process and completes the diet of the animals. Mineral supplement, for beef cattle is meant to be used for animals dedicated for meat production. The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/20277/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameMineral supplement - for beef cattle (mineral supplement production)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryLivestock Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
livestock_farming-type_mineral_supplement_for_beef_cattle_mineral_supplement_production_for_beef_cattle
UUID
866ff776-b559-4336-911b-cf93b46f0531
Code Snippet
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