Cow hide, Brazil

81.3

Description

This dataset describes salted bovine hide production. The model includes the cattle raising (mainly fodder production and methane emissions) as well as the slaughtering. The data set represents the specific situation in Brazil, focusing on the main technologies, the region specific characteristics and / or import statistics. Economic allocation, excluding land use emissions and biogenic carbon. Includes enteric methane production from cattle raising. Allocaiton to the hide is 3.6%.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 30.5
Eutrophication 36.4
Water Scarcity 7.6
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 6.8
Chemistry
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Modeling Notes

Data submitted by thinkstep.

Meta information

  • Primary Source: GaBi 2014 Database, Service Pack 28, thinkstep AG, Leinfelden-Echterdingen
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2014
  • Geography: Global/generic
  • Data Generator: thinkstep

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Fair 20% to 30% 3
Time Representativeness Excellent Data are not older than 4 years with respect to the release date or latest review date 1
Geographical Representativeness Excellent The processes included in the dataset are fully representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata 1
Technological Representativeness Good The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset 2
Average 1.75