# Protein Substitutes in Feed Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint of Swine Production | Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station

> University of Arkansas researchers found that replacing crude protein in hog diets with feed-grade amino acids lowers both feed costs and the carbon footprint of swine production. Excess nitrogen from crude protein ends up in manure and urine, where it can form nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas.

- Date: 2020-05-12 · published 2020-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53459-protein-substitutes-in-feed-can-help-reduce-carbon-footprint-of-swine
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Amino acid supplements such as lysine and methionine can substitute for soybean meal and other crude protein sources, shifting demand within feed ingredients and modestly supporting amino acid demand.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- METH: bullish ▲
- LYSINE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- aaes.uada.edu: https://aaes.uada.edu/news/protein-substitutes-in-feed-can-help-reduce-carbon-footprint-of-swine-production/

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