Greenhouse gas emissions from excreta patches of grazing animals and their mitigation strategies

Y Cai, SX Chang, Y Cheng - Earth-science reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
More livestock is being raised globally (increasing from 3.55 billion in 2000 to 4.24 billion in
2014 for cattle, sheep, goats and horses, based on 2017 FAO data) due to the increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the effect of feeding management on greenhouse gas and nitrogen emissions in cattle farming systems

L Ouatahar, A Bannink, G Lanigan, B Amon - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Feed management decisions are an important element of managing greenhouse gas (GHG)
and nitrogen (N) emissions in livestock farming systems. This review aims to a) discuss the …

[HTML][HTML] Feed additives for methane mitigation: Assessment of feed additives as a strategy to mitigate enteric methane from ruminants—Accounting; How to quantify …

A Del Prado, RE Vibart, FM Bilotto, C Faverin… - Journal of Dairy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Recent advances in our understanding of methanogenesis have led to the development of
antimethanogenic feed additives (AMFA) that can reduce enteric methane (CH 4) emissions …

[HTML][HTML] An integral assessment of the impact of diet and manure management on whole-farm greenhouse gas and nitrogen emissions in dairy cattle production …

L Ouatahar, A Bannink, J Zentek, T Amon, J Deng… - Waste Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Feed management decisions are crucial in mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) and nitrogen
(N) emissions from ruminant farming systems. However, assessing the downstream impact …

[HTML][HTML] Life-cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from dairy production in Eastern Canada: A case study

EJ Mc Geough, SM Little, HH Janzen… - Journal of Dairy …, 2012 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to conduct a life-cycle assessment (LCA) of greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions from a typical nongrazing dairy production system in Eastern Canada …

The challenges–and some solutions–to process-based modelling of grazed agricultural systems

VO Snow, CA Rotz, AD Moore… - … Modelling & Software, 2014 - Elsevier
Pastoral systems are characterised by a number of features that are absent in arable
crop** systems. These features include:(i) pastures are biologically diverse so interactions …

Relevance of sward structure and forage nutrient contents in explaining methane emissions from grazing beef cattle and sheep

LL da Cunha, C Bremm, JV Savian, ÁS Zubieta… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forage nutrient contents are an important factor explaining the dry matter intake (DMI),
average daily gain (ADG), and methane emissions (CH 4) of ruminants fed indoors …

Effect of farming strategies on environmental impact of intensive dairy farms in Italy

M Guerci, L Bava, M Zucali, A Sandrucci… - Journal of dairy …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Agriculture and animal husbandry are important contributors to global emissions of
greenhouse (GHG) and acidifying gases. Moreover, they contribute to water pollution and to …

A quantitative assessment of Beneficial Management Practices to reduce carbon and reactive nitrogen footprints and phosphorus losses on dairy farms in the US …

K Veltman, CA Rotz, L Chase, J Cooper, P Ingraham… - Agricultural …, 2018 - Elsevier
Assessing and improving the sustainability of dairy production is essential to secure future
food production. Implementation of Beneficial Management Practices (BMP) can mitigate …

SIMSDAIRY: a modelling framework to identify sustainable dairy farms in the UK. Framework description and test for organic systems and N fertiliser optimisation

A Del Prado, T Misselbrook, D Chadwick… - Science of the Total …, 2011 - Elsevier
Multiple demands are placed on farming systems today. Society, national legislation and
market forces seek what could be seen as conflicting outcomes from our agricultural …