The US egg industry has released a report which says that egg production today is more efficient than previous decades and leaves a smaller
environmental footprint.
Researchers conducted a lifecycle analysis of U.S. egg production from 1960 to
2010 to evaluate environmental performance measures for the complete lifecycle
from crops to hens to the farm gate.
It's interesting that this study (funded by the corporate egg industry) does not include the environmental footprint generated by transporting the eggs across the country when the leave the farm.
Details here:
http://www.ans.iastate.edu/EIC/Media/50yrStudy/EggIndustryCenterReportEnv50yrStudy081613FINALWeb.pdf
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