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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026

The Carbon Footprint of Finishing Yearling Bulls Fed a Diet Containing Vegetable By-Products in Navarra, Spain.

Pablo González-Martínez, Irantzu Goenaga, Sara León-Ecay, José Antonio Mendizabal, Noelia Aldai, Kizkitza Insausti, Maite M Aldaya

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Pablo González-MartínezETSIAB Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y Biociencias, ISFOOD Universidad Publica de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain.
Irantzu GoenagaETSIAB Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y Biociencias, ISFOOD Universidad Publica de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1948-678X
Sara León-EcayETSIAB Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y Biociencias, ISFOOD Universidad Publica de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4868-7177
José Antonio MendizabalETSIAB Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y Biociencias, ISFOOD Universidad Publica de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1316-4293
Noelia AldaiLactiker Research Group, Department of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5308-9665
Kizkitza InsaustiETSIAB Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y Biociencias, ISFOOD Universidad Publica de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3821-814X
Maite M AldayaETSIAB Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y Biociencias, ISFOOD Universidad Publica de Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5226-0715

Funding

Fundación Caja Navarra LCF/PR/PR13/51080004Gobierno de Navarra 0011-1365-2020-000288Gobierno de Navarra 0011-1408-2020- 000009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Livestock farming is blamed for its significant carbon footprint (CF), contributing to environmental pollution and climate change. Among other approaches, this has highlighted the need to find alternative feeding systems for cattle production that are potentially able to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In this context, the objective of the present study was to compare the CF of producing cattle fed a Conventional diet versus cattle fed a diet that included vegetable by-products (VBP diet) sourced from the local agri-food industry. In this study, twenty-four entire male young bulls were reared in Navarra, Spain. Twelve calves were finished on the VBP diet that also included fodder and grain, and the remaining animals were finished with a local Conventional diet based on concentrate and straw. Results showed a larger CF of meat from animals fed the Conventional diet in comparison with the VBP-fed ones, that is, 117.84 kg versus 42.01 kg of CO

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beefcarbon footprintcircular economylivestock productionvegetable by-products

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PMID42651980
PMCPMC13508890

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