Animal protein meal {AU}| market for meat meal | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.000
This dataset represent the delivery of animal protein meal to domestic market and to port (for export). It was developed as part of the LCAgMetrics project, a partnership between Agrifutures Australia and Lifecycles, funded by the Australian Government's Sustainability Reporting Uplift Grant as part of the National Agriculture Traceability Grants Program. Documentation for this dataset can be found in the 'LCAgMetrics Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' report, available at https://agrifutures.com.au/ Activities included: delivery of animal protein meal to market. The activity ends at the delivery of the product to urban centres (for domestic processing) or to port (for export). Production volume: 888272 tonnes/yr Reference flow: 1 kilogram of animal protein meal Energy value: 16.81 MJ/kg Nutritional value: Protein: 52.15%; Carbohydrate: 0%; Fat: 0% Geography: Australia Technology level: Current Time period: 2020-2025 Record: Paul-Antoine Bontinck; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU Generator: Paul-Antoine Bontinck; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU
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- Last updated
- 15 Jul 2025
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b5a8f1e9-b61f-3445-897a-ddf719e6bfb7
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- Animal protein meal {AU}| market for meat meal | AusLCI, U
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- Creation date
- 15 Jul 2025
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Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal protein meal {AU}| market for meat meal | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | kg | Carbon content, fossil: 0.0 kg C/kg dry mass. Carbon content, non-fossil: 0.500 kg C/kg dry mass. Dry mass: 0.95 kg/kg wet mass. Wet mass: 1 kg/kg wet mass. |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal protein meal {AU}| dry rendering | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | kg | — |
| Transport, truck, 40t load {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 0.235 | t*km | — |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
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| road_transport | 235.0 | — | [km] Transport of processed output to market was represented using a map of Australian abattoir, linking all sites to the closest urban centre. The distance was average based on annual red meat production from ABS of each state to provide a national average. |