04367nam 2200973z- 450 991055774460332120231214133104.0(CKB)5400000000045896(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/68622(EXLCZ)99540000000004589620202105d2020 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierQuantification and Mitigation Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock Production SystemsBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20201 electronic resource (168 p.)3-03928-530-0 3-03928-531-9 Ruminants contribute significantly to human food security. However, the production of ruminants contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are responsible for climate change. GHGs such as methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide are produced from different processes of ruminant production. Ruminant enteric methane is a substantial component of methane produced by agriculture. This book presents novel and established methods in quantifying and reducing enteric methane emission from ruminants in different production systems. The book covers different types of ruminants including cattle, sheep, and goats. The chapters are contributed by scientists and authors from different parts of the world, demonstrating the importance of this problem and the universal drive for immediate and sustainable solutions. Although, biologically speaking, the production of enteric methane cannot be reduced to zero, high emissions are an indicator of inefficient digestion of feed in the rumen and low utilisation of feed energy. By presenting research that could lead to robust and yet practical quantification methods and mitigation strategies, this book not only contributes to the discourse and new knowledge on the magnitude of the problem but also brings forward potential solutions in different livestock production systems.Research & information: generalbicsscBiology, life sciencesbicsscTechnology, engineering, agriculturebicsscenvironmental modellingpasture systemsnitrous oxidemethane emissionsnitrate leachingclimate changeheat stressgoatimmunizationmethanevolatile fatty acidsbackgrounded cattleencapsulated nitrateessential oilnitrogen balancereduction strategyrumen fermentationmicrobial floratea saponinsMoringa oleiferafecal methanogenic communitydairy cowsmcrA gene sequencing techniquemethane emissiontropical beef cattleDesmanthussupplementationgrowth performanceruminant nutritionlegumesNDIRlaseragreemententeric emissionsinterchangeabilityheiferforage-to-concentrate ratioprediction equationsulphur hexafluoride tracer techniquegenetic evaluationgreenhouse gasesenvironmentdairy goat farminglinear programmingGHG emissionsabatement costmitigation optionscarbon footprintResearch & information: generalBiology, life sciencesTechnology, engineering, agricultureChagunda Mizeckedt1319361Løvendahl PeteredtChagunda MizeckothLøvendahl PeterothBOOK9910557744603321Quantification and Mitigation Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock Production Systems3033826UNINA