A study comparing energy consumption and environmental emissions in ostrich meat and egg production

The assessment of energy usage in the production of ostrich meat and eggs provides a comprehensive analysis of energy consumption and production efficiency. The energy consumption per 1000 units is 1,086,825.54 MJ for meat and 1,197,794.25 MJ for egg. When considering protein supply, egg production...

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Main Authors: Behrooz Behboodi, Mohammad Gholami Parashkoohi, Davood Mohammad Zamani, Saeed Firouzi
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Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2025-02-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.agroengineering.org/jae/article/view/1718
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Mohammad Gholami Parashkoohi
Davood Mohammad Zamani
Saeed Firouzi
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description The assessment of energy usage in the production of ostrich meat and eggs provides a comprehensive analysis of energy consumption and production efficiency. The energy consumption per 1000 units is 1,086,825.54 MJ for meat and 1,197,794.25 MJ for egg. When considering protein supply, egg production seems to be more justifiable in terms of energy efficiency compared to meat production. This study delves into the impact of egg and meat production on human health, revealing a slight difference of 0.23 disability adjusted life years (DALY), hinting that egg production could potentially have marginally more negative health effects than meat production. Artificial neural network (ANN) analysis indicates that optimizing machinery, diesel fuel, and energy usage can enhance the productivity of meat production. It also suggests that there is a possibility for greater resource efficiency in egg production as opposed to meat production, highlighting that a focus on resource efficiency within egg production could yield positive environmental and energy benefits. Additionally, the coefficient of determination in the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFI) 4 model indicates a more favorable outcome for factors related to meat production compared to those for eggs production. Moreover, the low mean squared error value reflects the high accuracy of the results obtained in the analysis.
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spelling doaj-art-ddc83e54a76c4bf9b6a79d81e8d9961b2025-02-12T02:36:00ZengPAGEPress PublicationsJournal of Agricultural Engineering1974-70712239-62682025-02-0156110.4081/jae.2025.1718A study comparing energy consumption and environmental emissions in ostrich meat and egg productionBehrooz Behboodi0Mohammad Gholami Parashkoohi1Davood Mohammad Zamani2Saeed Firouzi3Department of Biosystem Engineering, Takestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, TakestanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, TehranDepartment of Biosystem Engineering, Takestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, TakestanDepartment of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht The assessment of energy usage in the production of ostrich meat and eggs provides a comprehensive analysis of energy consumption and production efficiency. The energy consumption per 1000 units is 1,086,825.54 MJ for meat and 1,197,794.25 MJ for egg. When considering protein supply, egg production seems to be more justifiable in terms of energy efficiency compared to meat production. This study delves into the impact of egg and meat production on human health, revealing a slight difference of 0.23 disability adjusted life years (DALY), hinting that egg production could potentially have marginally more negative health effects than meat production. Artificial neural network (ANN) analysis indicates that optimizing machinery, diesel fuel, and energy usage can enhance the productivity of meat production. It also suggests that there is a possibility for greater resource efficiency in egg production as opposed to meat production, highlighting that a focus on resource efficiency within egg production could yield positive environmental and energy benefits. Additionally, the coefficient of determination in the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFI) 4 model indicates a more favorable outcome for factors related to meat production compared to those for eggs production. Moreover, the low mean squared error value reflects the high accuracy of the results obtained in the analysis. https://www.agroengineering.org/jae/article/view/1718Energy usehuman healthlife cycle assessmentostrichsustainability
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A study comparing energy consumption and environmental emissions in ostrich meat and egg production
Journal of Agricultural Engineering
Energy use
human health
life cycle assessment
ostrich
sustainability
title A study comparing energy consumption and environmental emissions in ostrich meat and egg production
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title_short A study comparing energy consumption and environmental emissions in ostrich meat and egg production
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human health
life cycle assessment
ostrich
sustainability
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