2022
A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of Environmental Sustainability Measures of U.S. Soybean Meal in Swine and Poultry Diets – Phase I
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Contributor/Checkoff:
United Soybean Board
Category:
Feed
Keywords:
Animal nutritionSustainabilitySwine
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Gerald Shurson, University of Minnesota
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
2240-352-0514-Q
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
United Soybean Board
$129,278
Institution Funded:
University of Minnesota
$129,278
Brief Project Summary:
Information And Results
Project Summary

Project Objectives

Project Deliverables

Progress Of Work

Final Project Results

This investment began the process of defining the sustainability of U.S. soybeans and soybean meal in a more specific way than has been conducted previously. It made good progress, conducting a comprehensive literature search involving articles with LCA determination of soybeans and soybean meal; obtaining access to soybean and soybean meal databases with existing LCA of feed ingredients; and comprehensive literature searches into the contribution of soybean and soybean meal to environmental impacts of broilers, layer and swine diets.

Benefit To Soybean Farmers

If U.S. soybean farmers can define the life-cycle analyses for U.S. soybeans and U.S. soybean meal, we are better positioned to meet customers' sustainability goals.

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.