The next European Parliament Sustainable Livestock Intergroup meeting, How can circular feed and feed additives be deployed to reduce emissions in monogastric livestock farming? will take place on 30 April 2026, 10am-11:30am, in the European Parliament, Strasbourg. Full details available here and to register, click here.
FEFANA’s Secretariat will attend and we strongly encourage any member to register to attend in-person, although following the session online will also be possible.
Improvements in data development on feed ingredients is a key essential first step to reliably assess where the pressure points lie, to subsequently enable innovation in animal feed formulation for carbon footprint reduction purposes. An increased use of circular feed ingredients is a key strategy in this regard, as it makes use of resources which are not cultivated with a dedicated purpose of being used as animal feed.
This Intergroup session will provide insights into these issues and showcase the main drivers and practical examples for reducing carbon emissions in livestock farming through more sustainable animal feed formulation.
Speakers will include:
- Christine Parry, Vice-Chair of the Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI) – The importance of high-quality datasets on the environmental impacts of animal feed ingredients
- Professor Jan Værum Nørgaard, Aarhus University
– Using feed additives to enable lower nitrogen and phosphorus excretion - Sigrid Pauwelyn, European Former Foodstuff Processors Association / TROTEC – Former foodstuff processing as an example of ‘circular feed’ to reduce GHG emissions related to feed production
