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Chicken minimally processed, hot standard carcase weight {AU}| chicken meat processing | AusLCI, U

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This dataset represents the production of retail cuts and co-products from 1 kilogram of hot carcase standard weight (HCSW). Information relative to the operation of the abattoir is based on a survey collecting information from seven vertically integrated poultry producers based in Australia. This dataset is built using information reported in Copley and Wiedemann (2022). 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: all activities taking place at the abattoir. This activity starts at the unloading of animals at the abattoir, and ends with retail cuts and co-products at the abattoir gate. Production volume: 1477685 tonnes/year Reference flow: 1 kilogram of hot standard carcase weight Energy value: Undefined Nutritional value: Undefined 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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Chicken minimally processed, hot standard carcase weight {AU}| chicken meat processing | AusLCI, U
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Product outputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Chicken edible offal , biogenic C not balanced {AU}| chicken meat processing | AusLCI, U 27.148874647887325 kg Carbon content, fossil: 0.0 kg C/kg dry mass. Carbon content, non-fossil: 0.438 kg C/kg dry mass. Dry mass: 0.29 kg/kg wet mass. Wet mass: 1 kg/kg wet mass.
Chicken minimally processed, hot standard carcase weight {AU}| chicken meat processing | AusLCI, U 795.5442943661972 kg Carbon content, fossil: 0.0 kg C/kg dry mass. Carbon content, non-fossil: 0.438 kg C/kg dry mass. Dry mass: 0.3 kg/kg wet mass. Wet mass: 1 kg/kg wet mass.
Chicken pet food , biogenic C not balanced {AU}| chicken meat processing | AusLCI, U 13.985784507042254 kg Carbon content, fossil: 0.0 kg C/kg dry mass. Carbon content, non-fossil: 0.438 kg C/kg dry mass. Dry mass: 0.29 kg/kg wet mass. Wet mass: 1 kg/kg wet mass.
Rendering feedstock, chicken , biogenic C not balanced {AU}| chicken meat processing | AusLCI, U 487.8570492957747 kg Carbon content, fossil: 0.0 kg C/kg dry mass. Carbon content, non-fossil: 0.375 kg C/kg dry mass. Dry mass: 0.22 kg/kg wet mass. Wet mass: 1 kg/kg wet mass.

Technical inputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Carbon correction factor {AU}| | AusLCI, U -130.63731971079656 kg —
Chicken for slaughtering, live weight {AU}| market for chicken for slaughtering, live weight | AusLCI, U 1408.4507042253522 kg —
Diesel, burned in agricultural machinery {GLO}| diesel, burned in agricultural machinery | Cut-off, U 23.099999999999998 MJ —
Electricity, low voltage {AU}| electricity production, photovoltaic, 3kWp slanted-roof installation, single-Si, panel, mounted | Cut-off, U 0.8 kWh —
Electricity, low voltage {AU}| market for electricity, low voltage | AusLCI, U 146.2 kWh —
Heat, central or small-scale, other than natural gas {AU}| heat and power co-generation, biogas, gas engine | Cut-off, U 43.6 MJ —
Heat, liquefied petroleum gas, at industrial furnace >100kW/MJ/RER/adapted {AU}| | AusLCI, U 3.5 MJ —
Natural gas, burned in <30MW wall fired boiler {AU}| | AusLCI, U 347.5 MJ —
Tap water, at user, Australia {AU}| | AusLCI, U 6919.7 kg Copley & Wiedemann (2023) Table 5.

Outputs to treatment

Flow AmountUnitComment
Biowaste {RoW}| treatment of biowaste, industrial composting | Cut-off, U 53.475056338028175 kg —

Elementary flow outputs

Flow CompartmentSub-compartment AmountUnitComment
Water/m3, AU Emissions to air— 30.439647887323947 l —

Parameters

NameValueFormulaDescription
BioC_all_corr_retailcut -130.63731971079656 BioC_Actual_Retailcut-BioC_all_retailcut This is the correction to the biogenic carbon required to balance the biogenic carbon for retail cuts rs in kg C.
protein_RenderFeedstock 0.142902 — (3,na,4,1,na,na)[kg protein/kg] Calculated based on the protein content of tallow, meat meal and blood meal, and yield of those materials from processing waste, as reported in Wiedemann and Yan (2014)
All_Eco_retailCut 96.75105684542471 (FR_retailCut*value_retailCut)/total_value*100 Economic allocation used as default in AusLCI
CC_offal 0.438 — Carbon content 0.0 of dry season mix
LPG 3.5 — [MJ / t HSCW] Copley and Wiedemann, Table 5
All_Mass_retailCut 60.06211176399182 FR_retailCut/total_mass*100 Mass based allocation
All_En_RenderFeedstock 56.919261324625424 FR_RenderFeedstock*energy_RenderFeedstock/total_energy*100 Energy based allocation
All_Pro_petFood 0.92449018967454 FR_petFood*protein_petFood/total_protein*100 Protein based allocation to pet food
HSCW 1000.0 — —
DM_hide 0.33 — Dry matter fraction
All_En_retailCut 40.70044058131946 FR_retailCut*energy_retailCut/total_energy*100 Energy based allocation
ALLOCATION_PARAMETERS — — —
diesel 0.6 — [litres / t HSCW] Copley and Wiedemann, Table 5
FR_petFood 0.009929907 — [kg/kg LW] Fraction calculated from Table 1, Wiedemann and Yan (2014)
All_En_offal 1.5709967192559804 FR_offal*energy_offal/total_energy*100 Energy based allocation
EDV_diesel 38.5 — [MJ/litre] NGA 2024
biogas 43.6 — [MJ / t HSCW] Copley and Wiedemann, Table 5
renew_electricity 0.8 — [kWh / t HSCW] Copley and Wiedemann, Table 5
protein_offal 0.169 — (3,na,1,1,na,na)[kg protein/kg] Food Standards Australia New Zealand (2025) Australian Food Composition Database, F002709: Chicken, liver, raw
DM_RenderFeedstock 0.54 — Dry matter fraction
electricity 146.2 — [kWh / t HSCW] Copley and Wiedemann, Table 5
BioC_Inputs 243.06901408450707 LW*DM_Livechicken*CC_Livechicken kg biogenic carbon imported in with input animals
CC_Livechicken 0.541 — (2,3,3,1,1,na) Carbon content 0.541 of animal as DM. (Average carbon content of 0.175 C/kg liveweight assuming dressing of 63%, carcase composition of 70% meat, 20% fat and 10% bone; dry matter content of 15% by-product (blood, rumen, heads and hooves), 25% meat, 85% fat and 74% bone; and carbon content of 53% by-product, 53% meat, 76% fat and 7.5% bone.)
OTHER_PARAMETERS — — —
CC_Petfood 0.438 — (2,3,3,1,1,na) Carbon content of 0.4 as DM, NIR 2023 (DCCEEW 2025)
DM_gutfill 0.1 — Estimate
FR_waste 0.03796729 — [kg/kg LW] Fraction calculated as the balance between material fraction reported by Wiedemann and Yan (2014) and the total
DM_petfood 0.29 — Dry matter fraction
All_RenderFeedstock — iff(All_SWITCH=0;All_Eco_RenderFeedstock;iff(All_SWITCH=1;All_Mass_RenderFeedstock;iff(All_SWITCH=2;All_En_RenderFeedstock;All_Pro_RenderFeedstock))) Selected allocation to render feedstock based on allocation switch - default is economic
dressing_rate 0.71 — [-] Ratio of hot standard carcase weight to liveweight, Wiedemann and Yan (2014)
total_protein 0.18152212989851 FR_retailCut*protein_retailCut+FR_offal*protein_offal+FR_petFood*protein_petFood+FR_RenderFeedstock*protein_RenderFeedstock —
LW 1408.4507042253522 HSCW/dressing_rate —
total_mass 0.9404205619999999 FR_retailCut+FR_offal+FR_petFood+FR_RenderFeedstock —
All_Pro_retailCut 70.0125109241808 FR_retailCut*protein_retailCut/total_protein*100 Protein based allocation to retail cuts
All_En_petFood 0.8093013747991316 FR_petFood*energy_petFood/total_energy*100 Energy based allocation
All_retailCut 96.75105684542471 iff(All_SWITCH=0;All_Eco_retailCut;iff(All_SWITCH=1;All_Mass_retailCut;iff(All_SWITCH=2;All_En_retailCut;All_Pro_retailCut))) Selected allocation to retail cuts
natural_gas 347.5 — [MJ / t HSCW] Copley and Wiedemann, Table 5
chicken_meat_allocation 98.5 — Copley & Wiedemann (2023) Page 494
All_Pro_offal 1.7945985268139693 FR_offal*protein_offal/total_protein*100 Protein based allocation to offal
CC_RenderFeedstock 0.345 — (2,3,3,1,1,na) Carbon content of 0.5 as DM
energy_RenderFeedstock 9.3957 — (3,na,4,1,na,na)[MJ/kg] Calculated based on the energy content of tallow, meat meal and blood meal, and yield of those materials from processing waste, as reported in Wiedemann and Yan (2014)
FR_offal 0.019275701 — [kg/kg LW] Fraction calculated from Table 1, Wiedemann and Yan (2014)
value_petFood 4.2060053 — (3,1,1,1,4,na)[AU$/kg] Assumed to be equal to offal value
energy_petFood 4.66 — (3,na,1,1,4,na)[MJ/kg] Assumed equal to offal
retail_rate 0.82 — [-] Ratio of retail cut to hot standard carcase weight, Wiedemann and Yan (2014)
All_Mass_offal 2.0496894452207863 FR_offal/total_mass*100 Mass based allocation
DM_offal 0.29 — Dry matter fraction
BioC_Actual_retailcut 104.5345202797183 FR_retailCut*CC_retailcut*DM_retailcut*LW The actual amount of biogenic carbon which should be allocated to retail cuts in kg C.
BioC_all_retailcut 235.17183999051485 LW*DM_Livechicken*CC_Livechicken*All_retailCut/100 Biogenic carbon allocated to retail cuts in kg C.
All_Pro_RenderFeedstock 27.26840035933068 FR_RenderFeedstock*protein_RenderFeedstock/total_protein*100 Protein based allocation to render feedstock
energy_offal 4.66 — (3,na,1,1,na,na)[MJ/kg] Food Standards Australia New Zealand (2025) Australian Food Composition Database, F002709: Chicken, liver, raw
COPRODUCTS__ — — —
All_SWITCH — — 0: economic; 1: mass; 2: energy; 3: protein
bioC_Outputs 200.6472129693803 (FR_retailCut*CC_retailcut*DM_retailcut+FR_offal*CC_offal*DM_offal+FR_petfood*CC_petfood*DM_petfood+FR_RenderFeedstock*CC_RenderFeedstock*DM_RenderFeedstock)*LW Total biogenic material exported from the process in kg C
PROCESS_PARAMETERS — — —
All_offal 2.1443024508714252 iff(All_SWITCH=0;All_Eco_offal;iff(All_SWITCH=1;All_Mass_offal;iff(All_SWITCH=2;All_En_offal;All_Pro_offal))) Selected allocation to offal based on allocation switch - default is economic
All_Mass_petFood 1.055900668407546 FR_petFood/total_mass*100 Mass based allocation
value_retailCut 6.4763 — (2,1,1,1,na,na)[AU$/kg] Reported value for CY24, MLA (2024) Australian retail meat prices, https://www.mla.com.au/prices-markets/statistics/
BioC_balance 42.42180111512678 BioC_inputs-BioC_outputs Current balance between biogenic carbon inputs less biogenic carbon outputs in kg C.
CC_hide 0.153 — Carbon content 0.0 of wet season mix
protein_retailCut 0.225 — (3,na,1,1,na,na)[kg protein/kg] Food Standards Australia New Zealand (2025) Australian Food Composition Database, F002594: Chicken, breast, lean flesh, raw
DM_retailcut 0.3 — —
All_Eco_RenderFeedstock — (FR_RenderFeedstock*value_RenderFeedstock)/total_value*100 Economic allocation used as default in AusLCI
CC_gutfill 0.5 — Estimate
FR_retailCut 0.564836449 — [kg/kg LW] Fraction calculated from Table 1, Wiedemann and Yan (2014)
energy_retailCut 4.12 — (3,na,1,1,na,na)[MJ/kg] Food Standards Australia New Zealand (2025) Australian Food Composition Database, F002594: Chicken, breast, lean flesh, raw
FR_waterLoss 0.02161215 — [kg/kg LW] Fraction calculated from Table 1, Wiedemann and Yan (2014)
value_offal 4.2060053 — (2,1,1,1,na,na)[AU$/kg] Modelled using beef offal as a proxy, asreported value for CY24, in MLA's Monthly co-product market reports for a range of edible offals
protein_petFood 0.169 — (3,na,1,1,4,na)[kg protein/kg] Assumed equal to offal
value_RenderFeedstock — — [AU$/kg] Assumed to be nill
FR_RenderFeedstock 0.346378505 — [kg/kg LW] Fraction calculated from Table 1, Wiedemann and Yan (2014)
total_value 3.780889236696422 FR_retailCut*value_retailCut+FR_offal*value_offal+FR_petFood*value_petFood+FR_RenderFeedstock*value_RenderFeedstock [$/kg] Calculated based on value of each output and fraction of live weight
All_Eco_petFood 1.1046407037038664 (FR_petFood*value_petFood)/total_value*100 Economic allocation used as default in AusLCI
total_energy 5.7176928225885 FR_retailCut*energy_retailCut+FR_offal*energy_offal+FR_petFood*energy_petFood+FR_RenderFeedstock*energy_RenderFeedstock —
All_Eco_offal 2.1443024508714252 (FR_offal*value_offal)/total_value*100 Economic allocation used as default in AusLCI
All_petFood 1.1046407037038664 iff(All_SWITCH=0;All_Eco_petFood;iff(All_SWITCH=1;All_Mass_petFood;iff(All_SWITCH=2;All_En_petFood;All_Pro_petFood))) Selected allocation to pet food based on allocation switch - default is economic
All_Mass_RenderFeedstock 36.832298122379854 FR_RenderFeedstock/total_mass*100 Mass based allocation
CC_retailcut 0.438 — —
water 6919.7 — [litres / t HSCW] Copley and Wiedemann, Table 5
DM_Livechicken 0.319 — Dry matter fraction of cattle