Dataset Details - Egg production - free range Download Now


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Base NameEgg production - free range
Treatments, Standards and RoutesEgg production in free range laying facilities, Canadian average
Mix and LocationProduction mix, at farm gate
Functional Unit Flow PropertiesMass per egg - 60 g.
Name SynonymsFree range layer; Free range aviary.
Quantitative Reference1000 kilograms of eggs
Dataset Starting Year2019
Dataset Valid Until2019
Time RepresentativityAnnual, for year 2019
Technology CharacteristicsFree range aviary systems, manure management included.
Intended Process Applicationseggs produced to be used for table eggs or egg processing - post grading.
Ecospold Activity Type1
Ecospold Special Activity Type0
ClassificationAgricultural production means (2.10)
Quantitative Reference TypeReference flow(s)
Dataset Time Domain ValidityTrue
LocationCanada (CA)
Included ProcessesEmpty
LCI Method PrincipleAttributional
LCI Principles DeviationsAttributional LCI methods used
LCI Method ApproachesAllocation - gross calorific value
LCI Method DeviationsAllocation by gross chemical content; 91.44% to eggs, 8.56% to spent hens.
Modelling Constants99.1% of spent hens to human consumption and animal feed rendering, 0.9% of spent hens considered as waste due to incineration and composting; 100% of mortalities considered as waste due to incineration and composting; Manure storage: 100% covered dry pile.
Modelling Constant DeviationsNA
Data Cutoff/Completeness Principles Infrastructure and farm machinery not considered; Other exclusions are antibiotics, cleaners, and enteric fermentation for poultry; Emissions related to burning of industrial machinery not included.
Deviations from Cutoff/Completeness PrinciplesNA
Data Selection/Combination PrinciplesRepresenting data from 13 reporting facilities representing 3128791 dozen eggs sold.
Deviations from Selection/Combination PrinciplesNA
Data Treatment and Extrapolation PrinciplesStandard excretion rate was assumed for manure production, scaled to reported feed conversion ratios. Half of manure produced was assumed to be deposited directly onto range land.
Deviations from Treatment and Extrapolation PrinciplesNA
Supply Coverage20.47%
Dataset Use AdviceOnly used as a representation of average Canadian egg production from free range layer facilities.
Dataset Review SummaryCompleteness checks for all survey responses, outliers excluded.
Type of Dataset ModellingUnit process, single operation
Dataset SourceEgg industry baseline LCA
Dataset Review TypeDependent internal review
Dataset ScopeRaw data
Dataset Review MethodExpert judgement
Technological RepresentativenessVery good
Time RepresentativenessVery good
Geographical RepresentativenessVery good
CompletenessGood
PrecisionGood
Methodological Appropriateness and ConsistencyGood
Overall QualityGood
ReviewerNathan Pelletier
Review Report SourceEgg industry baseline LCA
Overall Compliance ApprovalNot defined
Nomenclature ComplianceNot defined
Methodological ComplianceNot defined
Review ComplianceNot defined
Documentation ComplianceNot defined
Quality ComplianceNot defined
Exchanges
IDFlow TypeFlow ReferenceDirectionMean AmountResulting Amount
0Not Elementary Flow (0) EggOutput10001000
1Not Elementary Flow (0) Feed - layerInput2480.122480.12
2Not Elementary Flow (0) Pullets-conventionalInput54.7254.72
3Not Elementary Flow (0) Tap waterInput3526.423526.42
4Not Elementary Flow (0) Electricity - medium voltageInput1103.581103.58
5Not Elementary Flow (0) Diesel Input0.000430.00043
6Not Elementary Flow (0) Light fuel oilInput00
7Not Elementary Flow (0) Liquefied petroleum gasInput0.9490.949
8Not Elementary Flow (0) Petrol - unleaded, burned in machineryInput10.10610.106
9Not Elementary Flow (0) Heat -central or small-scale, natural gasInput204.44204.44
10Not Elementary Flow (0) TransportInput7.007.00
11Not Elementary Flow (0) TransportInput4.964.96
12Not Elementary Flow (0) TransportInput118.12118.12
13Not Elementary Flow (0) TransportInput00
14Not Elementary Flow (0) TransportInput9.139.13
15Not Elementary Flow (0) TransportInput00
16Not Elementary Flow (0) Mortality-conventional cage layerOutput4.754.75
17Not Elementary Flow (0) Spent hensOutput94.9494.94
18Not Elementary Flow (0) Poultry manureOutput13001300
19Emissions to air, unspecified (1.3.4) AmmoniaOutput21.449921.4499
20Emissions to air, unspecified (1.3.4) nitrous oxideOutput1.53171.5317
21Emissions to air, unspecified (1.3.4) methane (biogenic)Output1.64161.6416
22Emissions to air, unspecified (1.3.4) nitrogen monoxideOutput4.22084.2208
23Emissions to water, unspecified (1.1.3) nitrateOutput45.029445.0294
24Emissions to water, unspecified (1.1.3) phosphateOutput0.5850.585
Dataset Version02.01.001
Dataset Intended ApplicationsPublic release
Dataset URI../processes/c3e98a01-6a24-4974-b6ae-b52bb49720b8.xml
Dataset Access RestrictionsFree to use
CommissionerNathan Pelletier
Data EntryVivek
Approval SourceEgg industry baseline LCA
OwnerNathan Pelletier
Dataset CopyrightFalse
Dataset License TypeFree of charge for all users and uses
UUIDc3e98a01-6a24-4974-b6ae-b52bb49720b8
Timestamp2021-04-21T22:39:57+00:00