Feeding animals with low-opportunity-cost biomass — a principle of circular agriculture — may upgrade the role of cattle and pigs in sustainable and healthy food systems, as represented by the EAT–Lancet dietary recommendations.
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Mathijs, E. EAT–Lancet diets versus circularity principles. Nat Food 3, 8 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00436-0
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