It takes 1670 L of water to produce a pound of beef
(0.45 g), 11 times more than the amount required for
pork or chicken.
Food
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
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and positive effects of CAFOs
75kg-300kg of dry matter
(grass/grain) for 1 kg of protein
1/3 of world grain harvest
Largest component of beef’s water footprint is the huge
volume of virtual water consumed by cattle through their
feed, in this case both forage and grain
Land
Degredation
Desertification
Rainforest damage and loss (for example brazil, where forest is destoryed
new rangeland)
28 times more land
intensive than pork or
chicken.
Fertilizer applied to soil generates
nitrous oxide, which has 300
times the warming effect of carbon
dioxide
Immunisations
medical companies
Slaughter
Transportation
To the butchers
Tools
steel and aluminium production
energy
Packaging
synthetic plastic production
Canned product
Waste
Disposal packaging
Plastic use
Incineration
Air pollution through release of harmful pollutants
Water pollution through byproduct release to water bodies
Hindering biodiversity in water bodies
Water usage to clear excess
waste
Water
footprint
Net fishing of waste may affect other ecological systems
Half of every butchered cow is
not consumed
Animal Fat
Refridgeration
Roads and Infrastructure
Trucks
Fuel Production
Transportation
Cattle Yards
Infrastructure
Waste
Manure
California’s 1.4 million dairy cows produce
as much waste as 28–56 million people
Hormones
From animal to beef
Abattoir
Infrastructure
Cold Room
Storage
Air conditioning
Electrical energy
CFC's/ Carbon Dioxide
Beef production accounts for 500% more
climate warming emissions than pork and
chicken.
tools
construction
Shops
Money
Transportation
Home
Waste
Beef represents the largest contribution to post-consumer GHG
emissions embodied in food waste
Plastic Bags
Manufacturing
crude oil
gas
waste
Landfill waste
Area no longer available for growth of ecologival system