Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute

 

Date of this Version

12-2010

Document Type

Article

Citation

Mekonnen, M.M. and Hoekstra, A.Y. (2010) The green, blue and grey water footprint of farm animals and animal products, Value of Water Research Report Series No. 48, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands.

Comments

© 2010 M.M. Mekonnen and A.Y. Hoekstra. The Value of Water Research Report Series is published by UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, in collaboration with University of Twente, Enschede, and Delft University of Technology, Delft.

Abstract

Contents

Appendix I: Feed conversion efficiencies – in kg of feed (dry mass) per kg of output – per animal category and region

Appendix II: Estimated consumption of feed per animal category and world region (103 ton dry mass/yr)

Appendix III. Estimated consumption of feed per production system and world region (103 ton dry mass/yr)

Appendix IV. Drinking and service water footprint per animal

Appendix V. Water footprint of animals and animal products (m3/ton). Period 1996-2005

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