Journal of Animal Breeding and Genomics (J Anim Breed Genom)
Do Hyun Kim1, Ji Suk Yu2, Hak Kyo Lee1,2*, Jae Don Oh1*
1Dept of Animal Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea
2Dept. Of Agriculture & Livestock Food convergence, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea
Correspondence to Jae Don Oh, E-mail: breedlee@empas.com
Volume 7, Number 3, Pages 105-112, September 2023.
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genomics 2023, 7(3), 105-112. https://doi.org/10.12972/jabng.20230012
Received on 07 September, 2023, Revised on 19 September, 2023, Accepted on 22 September, 2023, Published on 30 September, 2023.
Copyright © 2023 Korean Society of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0).
The issue of carbon neutrality has become more serious around the world. In particular, the livestock industry has been an industry with very high carbon emissions. The government provided support and subsidies to livestock farms and businesses to help them reduce carbon emissions. This assistance aimed to encourage the adoption of environmentally friendly practices and technologies, ultimately promoting carbon-efficient production. The livestock industry has also been researching technology development to reduce carbon emissions through improved productivity. The purpose of this study was to more accurately identify the carbon emissions status of the Hanwoo industry. We analyzed the carbon footprint status and trends of the Hanwoo by region. For this purpose, traceability information and slaughter information of Hanwoo slaughtered from 2015 to 2022 were collected and analyzed. We determined the impact of average carcass weight and slaughter age trends on carbon emissions. Through ANOVA analysis, it was confirmed that there was a significant change in the carbon footprint of each region (p<0.01).
carbon emissions, carbon footprint, carbon neutral, Hanwoo
본 연구는 농촌진흥청(PJ01621803) 및 과학기술정보통신부 연구개발특구진흥재단의 지역의 미래를 여는 과학기술 프로젝트(2022-DD-UP-0333) 지원에 의해 이루어 졌으며, 한우 거세우의 이력정보와 도축정보를 축산물이력제 데이터랩을 통해 제공해주신 축산물품질평가원 관계자들께 감사를 드립니다.
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