| Title: |
The productivity and environmental impact of an innovative quality-oriented production system for beef products derived from offspring of the organic dairy sector |
| Authors: |
Kristensen, T.; Mogensen, L.; Therkildsen, M.; Andersen, B. V.; Christiansen, I. A.; Jørgensen, K. F.; Kramer, C.; Vestergaard, M. |
| Source: |
Kristensen, T, Mogensen, L, Therkildsen, M, Andersen, B V, Christiansen, I A, Jørgensen, K F, Kramer, C & Vestergaard, M 2025, 'The productivity and environmental impact of an innovative quality-oriented production system for beef products derived from offspring of the organic dairy sector', Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science, vol. 74, no. 4, pp. 202-218. https://doi.org/10.1080/09064702.2025.2562029 |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
Aarhus University: Research |
| Subject Terms: |
biodiversity; carbon footprint; foster cow; grass-fed; land use; Life cycle assessment (LCA); male calves; organic dairy |
| Description: |
This study aims at developing an innovative organic beef production system that generates a variety of beef products derived from male offspring of dairy cows. The system must ensure high and consistent meat quality, enhance consumer satisfaction and support a compelling narrative, involving calves raised with foster cows on pasture, followed by grazing on permanent grasslands post-weaning. The average carbon footprint of the three beef products was 18.6 kg CO 2 -eq/kg of carcass. Consequently, consumers would need to eat 57 g of beef or less from this system to match the carbon footprint of 100 g of conventionally, intensively produced beef. The hypothesis is that consumers, due to the overall concept of this system, will reduce their overall meat consumption–embracing a ‘less is more’ approach–to offset the higher climate impact per kg of beef associated with this organic system compared to more intensively produced conventional beef. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
0906-4702; 1651-1972 |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/0906-4702; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1651-1972 |
| DOI: |
10.1080/09064702.2025.2562029 |
| Availability: |
https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/3a8a833a-310a-4f24-a76d-53046501f98f; https://doi.org/10.1080/09064702.2025.2562029; https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105019689487 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.503CA336 |
| Database: |
BASE |