It’s been suggested that current poultry production must increase by at least 2.5% per year until 2030 to meet demand from a rapidly growing population. However, whilst modern, more intensive production systems offer the potential to meet this demand, they also bring with them increased safety and environmental risks.Improving poultry meat safety and sustainability provides a comprehensive overview of how best to deal with zoonotic diseases which continue ...

This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on the environmental impact of poultry production.The first chapter briefly introduces life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology and addresses the particular effects of egg production on four key impact categories: climate change, land use change, acidifying and eutrophying emissions and water footprint.The second chapter reviews the key role of LCA in identifying the sources of environmental impacts in poultry meat production, as...