Life Cycle Assessment of Functional Animal Feeds Enriched with Natural Bioactive Compounds Derived from Medicinal Plants and Herbs

Laina, Konstantina Theodora; Eleni, Panagiota Maria; Talfanidi, Dioni; Boukouvalas, Christos; Panagiotou, Nickolaos; Krokida, Magdalini

dc.contributor.author	Laina, Konstantina Theodora
dc.contributor.author	Eleni, Panagiota Maria
dc.contributor.author	Talfanidi, Dioni
dc.contributor.author	Boukouvalas, Christos
dc.contributor.author	Panagiotou, Nickolaos
dc.contributor.author	Krokida, Magdalini
dc.date.accessioned	2024-10-21T09:38:00Z
dc.identifier.issn	22839216	el
dc.identifier.other	https://doi.org/10.3303/CET2293017	el
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/60301
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.26240/heal.ntua.27997
dc.rights	Default License
dc.subject	Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)	en
dc.subject	Functional Animal Feeds	en
dc.subject	Sustainability	en
dc.subject	Bioactive Compounds	en
dc.subject	Environmental Impact	en
dc.title	Life Cycle Assessment of Functional Animal Feeds Enriched with Natural Bioactive Compounds Derived from Medicinal Plants and Herbs	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Environmental Engineering	en
heal.classification	Life Cycle Assessment	en
heal.classification	Sustainable Agriculture	en
heal.classification	Feed Technology	en
heal.dateAvailable	2025-10-20T21:00:00Z
heal.language	en
heal.access	embargo
heal.recordProvider	ntua	el
heal.publicationDate	2022-07-15
heal.bibliographicCitation	Laina K.T., Eleni P.N., Talfanidi D., Boukouvalas C., Panagiotou N., Krokida M., 2022, Life Cycle Assessment of Functional Animal Feeds Enriched with Natural Bioactive Compounds Derived from Medicinal Plants and Herbs, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 93, 97-102.	en
heal.abstract	Animal breeding that includes antibiotics and vitamin consumption is considered as a major contributor to the multifaceted environmental impact of livestock farming. The production of innovative, functional animal feed premixes with antimicrobial and/or growth promoting activity from plants and herbal extracts could minimize the use of antibiotics and vitamins in livestock and enhance animal growth. However, the production of this new feed has to be followed by a low environmental footprint, and particularly lower when compared to conventional animal feeds. The objective of this study was the evaluation of Life Cycle Assessment of the newly produced functional poultry feeds that contain plant and herb origin extracts, as well as its comparison with the conventional animal feeding routine, which actually stands as the scope of the present LCA study. LCA was performed according to ISO 14040 & 14044, using GaBi software, utilizing ReCiPe 2016 (H)* methodology with 18 midpoints and 3 endpoints. To this end, to define the Goal of the study, Cradle-to-gate boundaries were set and the functional unit was defined as the total feeding quantity (including normal animal feed, antibiotics, vitamins) in 1 Month (per Kg of animal). Different scenarios were examined, in terms of the consumed quantities of supplementary substances (antibiotics and vitamins). The results of the examined scenarios reveal that the environmental impact is significantly lower in the case of encapsulated Bioactive compounds (BACs) extract incorporation, as well as in the case of raw BACs extract incorporation. Therefore, the substitution of antibiotics and vitamins from natural bioactive compounds, which is the scope of the production of this functional feed, constitutes a realistic goal.	en
heal.publisher	Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC	en
heal.journalName	Chemical Engineering Transactions	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	false
dc.identifier.doi	10.3303/CET2293017	el