Assumptions

What is included?

General assumptions:

Material

Material is included.

Production

Indoor Production System. Incl. all activites of a goat farm, that is (1) all inputs as livestock (young animal), feeds, straw, water (watering and cleaning), fuels and energy as well as the transport to the farm; (2) the buildings and housings as well as infrastructure for milking; (3) the enteric emissions as well as emissions due to the effluent management Excluding the inventory does not include vet products and cares, artificial insemination process, small cleaning material and all processes occuring outside of the farm (slaughtering, processing, conservation etc.).

Distribution

Distribution is not included.

Use

Use is not included.

End of life

End of life is not included.

  Carbon Footprint (CO2e)

We focus on carbon footprint (CO2e), the decisive factor affecting climate change. However, other dimensions should be taken in account before taking decisions, e.g. the water, the waste and the land footprint as well as the ethical perspective. Click here to learn more about CO2e.

Sources

  1. Colomb, V., Colsaet, A., Ait-Amar, S., Basset-Mens, C., Mevel, G., To, V., ... & Tailleur, A. AGRIBALYSE: the French public LCI database for agricultural products. URL: 10.1051/ocl/20140047

  2. ADEME (2017). French Agence de la transition écologique. AGRIBALYSE: the French public LCI database for agricultural products. URL: https://www.ademe.fr/en/expertise/alternative-approaches-to-production/agribalyse-program