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Increasing sustainability of swine diets and production systems in the Global South

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Increasing sustainability of swine diets and production systems in the Global South

The main objective of this study was to develop animal ration formulation tools which would cover nutritional requirements with minimal effect on a diet price and reduce the environmental impact of animal production worldwide, without loss of productivity. By including different regions, this project aims to transform the swine supply chain to a more sustainable and equitable one without compromising the baseline efficiency globally. Thus, the main outcomes of the research are reducing the environmental impact of pig production and enhancing global food security. The impact of this research are: (1) formulated alternative diets may help diversify current pig diet formulations, (2) promote inclusion of more locally produced feed ingredient in different regions, (3) an open-source flexible and user-friendly GUI diet formulation tool will available to swine producers with support of the local Animal Science Extension offices and nutritionist, which will help swine producers make science-based decisions about how to mitigate their own pig diets’ environmental impact.

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Contact

Jasmina Burek, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Office: DAN 234
+1 978.934.5937
jasmina_burek@uml.edu

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Center for Women and Work

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Climate Change Initiative website

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Center for Renewable Energy

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Rist Institute for Sustainability & Energy

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