Global Climate Change: Enteric Methane Reduction Strategies in Livestock

Sejian, Veerasamy; Shekhawat, Indu; Ujor, Victor; Ezeji, Thaddeus Chukwuemeka; Lakritz, Jeffrey; Lal, Rattan

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-29205-7_16

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“…In general, the differences observed between EFs generated by the present study and default EFs may be attributed to discrepancies in Y m , demographic profile and growth performance data, in particular live BW and feeding practices (IPCC, 2006, annex 10A.1, table 10A.2). Indeed, the Y m value of 7.0% for grazing cattle from tropical Africa (Sejian et al, 2012) used in the present study was higher than the default Y m of 6.5% provided by IPCC (2006) for Africa. It is well known that Y m is inversely related to forage quality (IPCC, 2006).…”

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confidence: 69%

“…More than 70% of CH 4 is generated by anthropogenic activities including animal husbandry (27%; enteric fermentation in livestock, manure management), paddy rice cultivation (26%), petroleum sources (26%), waste management (13%) and 9% from biomass burning (Kvenvolden and Rogers, 2005;Sejian et al, 2012). Enteric fermentation is the largest source of CH 4 from ruminant livestock with cattle being the major contributor.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Considering cattle subcategories, EFs were calculated using the IPCC (2006) Sejian et al (2012). This Y m value is within the range 6.5% ± 1.0% suggested by IPCC (2006) for other cattle grazing or primarily fed low-quality crop residues and by-products.…”

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The objective of this study was to develop emission factors (EF) for methane (CH 4 ) emissions from enteric fermentation in cattle native to Benin. Information on livestock characteristics and diet practices specific to the Benin cattle population were gathered from a variety of sources and used to estimate EF according to Tier 2 methodology of the 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Most cattle from Benin are Bos taurus represented by Borgou, Somba and Lagune breeds. They are mainly multi-purpose, being used for production of meat, milk, hides and draft power and grazed in open pastures and crop lands comprising tropical forages and crops. Estimated enteric CH 4 EFs varied among cattle breeds and subcategory owing to differences in proportions of gross energy intake expended to meet maintenance, production and activity. EFs ranged from 15.0 to 43.6, 16.9 to 46.3 and 24.7 to 64.9 kg CH 4 /head per year for subcategories of Lagune, Somba and Borgou cattle, respectively. Average EFs for cattle breeds were 24.8, 29.5 and 40.2 kg CH 4 /head per year for Lagune, Somba and Borgou cattle, respectively. The national EF for cattle from Benin was 39.5 kg CH 4 /head per year. This estimated EF was 27.4% higher than the default EF suggested by IPCC for African cattle with the exception of dairy cattle. The outcome of the study underscores the importance of obtaining country-specific EF to estimate global enteric CH 4 emissions.

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“…development priority, product demand, infrastructure, livestock resource and local resources (Sejian et al 2012a ). The most attractive emission mitigation projects must balance the needs in all of these areas, so that no one factor creates a constraint on continued improvement in production effi ciency and the resulting CH 4 emission reductions (Hristov et al 2013 ).…”

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Livestock production is thought to be adversely affected by detrimental effects of extreme climatic conditions. Consequently, adaptation, mitigation and amelioration of detrimental effects of extreme climates have played a major role in combating the climatic impact in livestock production. While measures to reduce the growth of greenhouse gas emissions are an important response to the threat of climate change, adaptation to climate change will also form a necessary part of the response. The salient adaptation strategies are developing less sensitive breeds, improving water availability, improving animal health, promoting women empowerment, developing various policy issues, establishing early warning systems and developing suitable capacity building programmes for different stakeholders. Developing adaptation strategies is therefore an important part of ensuring that countries are

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“…The GHG emissions from the agricultural sector are considered to be a key contributor to climate change, accounting for about 25.5% of total global anthropogenic emission (Sejian et al 2012). Methane production from ruminants has received global attention in relation to its contribution to the GHG effect and global warming (McAllister and Newbold 2008).…”

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Global Climate Change: Enteric Methane Reduction Strategies in Livestock

Cited by 19 publications

References 79 publications

Development of methane emission factors for enteric fermentation in cattle from Benin using IPCC Tier 2 methodology

Development of methane emission factors for enteric fermentation in cattle from Benin using IPCC Tier 2 methodology

Overview on Adaptation, Mitigation and Amelioration Strategies to Improve Livestock Production Under the Changing Climatic Scenario

Bacteriophages: Practical Applications for Nature's Biocontrol

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