Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production (Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science, 95)

Recent IPCC reports have highlighted the environmental impact of livestock production as a major source of non-CO2 emissions: methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and ammonia (NH3). The livestock sector must react to these reports and develop or implement methods that can reduce greenhouse (GHG) emissions from livestock production. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production provides authoritative reviews on measuring GHG emissions from livestock as well as the range of methods that can be applied to reduce emissions, ranging from breeding to animal health and manure management. The collection also reviews nutritional approaches such as improving forage quality and the use of plant bioactive compounds and other feed supplements to limit emissions by modifying the rumen environment. Drawing in an international range of expert authors, Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production summarises what we can do to make livestock production more sustainable and viable for the future. It will be a major reference for the livestock (particularly dairy) science research community, environmental scientists, government and other agencies tackling the challenge of climate change, as well as companies involved in livestock production and processing of dairy and meat products. Contents Series list Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Analysis 1 Measuring methane emissions from livestock • Trevor Coates, Deli Chen, and Mei Bai 2 Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production: modelling methods, methane emission factors and mitigation strategies • Donal O’Brien and Laurence Shalloo Part 2: Breeding, animal husbandry and manure management 3 The contribution of animal breeding to reducing the environmental impact of livestock production • Yvette de Haas, Marco C. A. M. Bink, Randy Borg, Erwin P. C. Koenen, Lisanne M. G. Verschuren, and Herman Mollenhorst 4 Quantifying the contribution of livestock health issues to the environmental impact of their production systems • Stephen G. Mackenzie and Ilias Kyriazakis 5 Sustainable nitrogen management for housed livestock, manure storage and manure processing • Barbara Amon, Lars Stouman Jensen, Karin Groenestein, and Mark Sutton 6 Developments in anaerobic digestion to optimize the use of livestock manure • Mingxue Gao, Danmeng Wang, Chunlan Mao, Yongzhong Feng, Zhiyuan Zhu, Xiaojiao Wang, Guangxin Ren, and Gaihe Yang Part 3: Nutrition 7 The impact of improving feed efficiency on the environmental impact of livestock production • James K. Drackley and Christopher K. Reynolds 8 Improving grassland/forage quality and management to reduce livestock greenhouse gas emissions • Michael O’Donovan 9 The use of plant bioactive compounds to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farmed ruminants • Cécile Martin, Jessie Guyader, Maguy Eugène, and Diego P. Morgavi 10 The use of feed supplements to reduce livestock greenhouse gas emissions: direct-fed microbials • Natasha Doyle, Philiswa Mbandlwa, Sinead Leahy, Graeme Attwood, Bill Kelly, Collin Hill, R. Paul Ross, and Catherine Stanton 11 Modifying the rumen environment to reduce greenhouse gasemissions • Yajing Ban, André L. A. Neves, Le Luo Guan, and Tim McAllister Index Recent IPCC reports have highlighted the environmental impact of livestock production as a major source of non-CO2 emissions: methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and ammonia (NH3). The livestock sector must react to these reports and develop or implement methods that can reduce greenhouse (GHG) emissions from livestock production.__Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production__Drawing in an international range of expert authors, summarises what we can do to make livestock production more sustainable and viable for the future. It will be a major reference for the livestock (particularly dairy) science research community, environmental scientists, government and other agencies tackling the challenge of climate change, as well as companies involved in livestock production and processing of dairy and meat products. "Cattle are a major source of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions: methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and ammonia (NH3). This collection reviews the range of research on ways of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock production. Part 1 reviews the genetics, measurement and modelling of methane emissions from cattle. Chapters cover what we know about rumen function and genetics in relation to methane emissions, ways of measuring and modelling emissions. Part 2 reviews the contribution of breeding, housing and husbandry practices including manure management. Part 3 assesses nutritional approaches to reducing emissions, from forage and silage to feed supplements such as plant bioactive compounds and direct-fed microbials as well as inhibitors and vaccines to modify the rumen environment" Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production provides authoraitative reviews on measure GHG emissions from livestock as well as the range of methods that can be applied to reduce emissions, ranging from breeding to animal health and manure management. The collection also reviews nutritional approaches such as improving forage quality and the use of plant bioactive compounds and other feed supplements to limit emissions by modifying the rumen environment Short Description: Cattle Are A Major Source Of Non-co2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Part 1 Reviews The Genetics, Measurement And Modelling Of Methane Emissions From Cattle. Parts 2 And 3 Look At Mitigation Strategies, From Manure And Grassland Management To Improved Nutrition. This collection reviews measurement and modelling of methane emissions and current mitigation strategies, including improving breeding and health, manure management as well as the role of grassland and feed supplements.