Loss of beef during primary production in Sweden: quantities, causes, food potential, and carbon footprint and economically assessed measures

This research project aims to develop knowledge to reduce losses of beef within Swedish primary production; losses that are both extensive, strongly contributing to several environmental problems, and causing economic losses for farmers. The knowledge is needed both in the industry and as a basis for the development of various policy instruments.

Several actors from the beef sector and society are active in the project to contribute with their expertise and to ensure that the project's results are useful and disseminated (see below).

Currently:

Sanna Pasanen started as a PhD-student in the project on September 1, 2023.

The reference group and project group held their joint meeting on September 19, 2023. The program is available here.

The project's article on quantified amounts of beef losses was published on October 9, 2023. Link to the article here: Frontiers | Loss of beef during primary production at Swedish farms 2002–2021 (frontiersin.org).

Previously, an article on the use of emergency slaughter in the Nordic countries was published. The link is here: Overview of the practices of on-farm emergency slaughter of cattle in the Nordic countries | Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica | Full Text (biomedcentral.com)