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Article

Bridging Gaps in the Agricultural Phosphorus Cycle from an Animal Husbandry Perspective—The Case of Pigs and Poultry

by
Michael Oster
1,
Henry Reyer
1,
Elizabeth Ball
2,
Dario Fornara
2,
John McKillen
2,
Kristina Ulrich Sørensen
3,
Hanne Damgaard Poulsen
3,
Kim Andersson
4,
Daniel Ddiba
4,
Arno Rosemarin
4,
Linda Arata
5,
Paolo Sckokai
5,
Elizabeth Magowan
2 and
Klaus Wimmers
1,6,*
1
Institute of Genome Biology, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2, 18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
2
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Large Park, Hillsborough, Co Down BT26 6DR, UK
3
Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, Blichers Allé 20, 8830 Tjele, Denmark
4
Stockholm Environment Institute, Linnégatan 87D, 10451 Stockholm, Sweden
5
Dipartimento di Economia agro-alimentare, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy
6
Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University Rostock, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 8, 18059 Rostock, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2018, 10(6), 1825; https://doi.org/10.3390/su10061825
Submission received: 15 April 2018 / Revised: 29 May 2018 / Accepted: 29 May 2018 / Published: 1 June 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Phosphorus Circular Economy: Closing Loops through Sustainable Innovation)
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Abstract

Since phosphorus (P) is an essential element for life, its usage and application across agricultural production systems requires great attention. Monogastric species such as pigs and poultry can significantly contribute to global food security but these animals remain highly dependent on the supply of mineral inorganic P in their feeds. Pig and poultry, which represent 70% of the global meat production, are also major P excretors and thus represent important sources of environmental P inputs. Balancing the P cycle within farming systems is crucial to achieve P sustainable and resilient livestock production. Therefore, the interconnection of animal feed, livestock farming, manure, and soil/aquatic ecosystems requires multidisciplinary approaches to improve P management. With regard to a sustainable agricultural P cycle, this study addresses aspects of feeding strategies and animal physiology (e.g., phase feeding, P conditioning, liquid feeding, phytase supplementation, genetics), soil agroecosystems (e.g., P cycling, P losses, P gains), reuse and recycling (e.g., manure, slaughter waste), measures of farmers’ economic performance (e.g., bio-economic models), and P governance/policy instruments (e.g., P quota, P tax). To reconcile the economic and ecological sustainability of animal husbandry, the strategic objective of future research will be to provide solutions for a sufficient supply of high-quality animal products from resource-efficient and economically competitive agro-systems which are valued by society and preserve soil and aquatic ecosystems.
Keywords: agricultural cycle; bio-economic assessment; environmental phosphorus burden; farm animals; feeding strategies; monogastric species; phosphorus recycling; sustainable phosphorus governance agricultural cycle; bio-economic assessment; environmental phosphorus burden; farm animals; feeding strategies; monogastric species; phosphorus recycling; sustainable phosphorus governance

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Oster, M.; Reyer, H.; Ball, E.; Fornara, D.; McKillen, J.; Sørensen, K.U.; Poulsen, H.D.; Andersson, K.; Ddiba, D.; Rosemarin, A.; et al. Bridging Gaps in the Agricultural Phosphorus Cycle from an Animal Husbandry Perspective—The Case of Pigs and Poultry. Sustainability 2018, 10, 1825. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10061825

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Oster M, Reyer H, Ball E, Fornara D, McKillen J, Sørensen KU, Poulsen HD, Andersson K, Ddiba D, Rosemarin A, et al. Bridging Gaps in the Agricultural Phosphorus Cycle from an Animal Husbandry Perspective—The Case of Pigs and Poultry. Sustainability. 2018; 10(6):1825. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10061825

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Oster, Michael, Henry Reyer, Elizabeth Ball, Dario Fornara, John McKillen, Kristina Ulrich Sørensen, Hanne Damgaard Poulsen, Kim Andersson, Daniel Ddiba, Arno Rosemarin, and et al. 2018. "Bridging Gaps in the Agricultural Phosphorus Cycle from an Animal Husbandry Perspective—The Case of Pigs and Poultry" Sustainability 10, no. 6: 1825. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10061825

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Oster, M., Reyer, H., Ball, E., Fornara, D., McKillen, J., Sørensen, K. U., Poulsen, H. D., Andersson, K., Ddiba, D., Rosemarin, A., Arata, L., Sckokai, P., Magowan, E., & Wimmers, K. (2018). Bridging Gaps in the Agricultural Phosphorus Cycle from an Animal Husbandry Perspective—The Case of Pigs and Poultry. Sustainability, 10(6), 1825. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10061825

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