Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: Best practice and emerging options

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: Best practice and emerging options.

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GRA (Global Research Alliance On Agricultural Greenhouse Gases) and the SAI (Sustainable Agriculture Initiative) Platform from LRG (Livestock Research Group)
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Guidelines & Tools
Publishing year:
2015

The guide, a result of a joint initiative between the GRA and the SAI Platform, offers an overview of current best practice and emerging options for reducing GHG emissions from the livestock sector. It proposes existing and potential future intervention options for farmers to consider on animal feed and nutrition, genetics and breeding, rumen modification, animal health, manure, and grassland management. The guide highlights positive environmental impacts as well as financial implications of implementing these options. It also underlines the importance of GHG reduction efforts supporting a holistic sustainability approach.

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