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Benchmarking sustainability performance in UK free-range laying hen flocks

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  • Higham, L.E.
  • Handel, I.
  • Boden, L.
  • Moran, D.

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To equitably nourish the world's growing human population whilst halting further transgression of the planetary boundaries, there is a need to evaluate the relative performance of food and farming systems in terms of multiple and often competing food security, environmental, and ethical sustainability objectives.

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  • Higham, L.E. & Handel, I. & Boden, L. & Moran, D., 2024. "Benchmarking sustainability performance in UK free-range laying hen flocks," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 221(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:221:y:2024:i:c:s0308521x24002531
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104103
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