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An ecological evaluation of farms is shown using “REPRO”, a software, which makes it possible to represent agricultural actions including consequences. The system approach reduces the complexity of nature to a cycle where agricultural activity has an influence on. Thus, all decisions play a significant role. “REPRO” enables e.g. a condition analysis. The program consists of a crop cultivation and an animal area. For the overall farm analyze, the crop production results are transferred to the animal area. The climate impact is illustrated by a greenhouse gas balance, the ratio of nutrient emissions and energy intensity in their carbon dioxide equivalents to the product. The results show to what extend the examined dairy farms differ and where they resemble each other. It is shown that keeping cattle with an increased amount of straw and solid manure disposal leads to an increase in nitrous oxide emissions compared to low straw stabling and liquid manure removal. But in slurry storage this leads to a higher methane emission. Oversizing of agricultural machinery in animal feed production could also be identified. The ratios to the product show a high degree of similarity in two farms, although one farm has significantly lower emissions.
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Heider-van-Diepen, C. (2019). Assessment of Sustainability on Dairy Farms in Central Germany Based on Energy and Nutrient Balances. In: Teuteberg, F., Hempel, M., Schebek, L. (eds) Progress in Life Cycle Assessment 2018. Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12266-9_10
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