Emission Factor

Weaned heifers - live weight (market for weaned heifers - live weight)

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 market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameWeaned heifers - live weight (market for weaned heifers - live weight)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryLivestock Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2017
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6

API Reference

Activity ID
livestock_farming-type_weaned_heifers_live_weight_market_for_weaned_heifers_live_weight
UUID
fe82e2fd-a275-45f4-9822-8cd7bc0bc6a8
Code Snippet
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