Can methane emissions of ruminant animals be reduced by altering composition of feed oats

A. A. Cowan; D. R. Davies; D. K. Leemans; J. Valentine; P. Rowlinson; M. Steele; A. Nefzaoui

doi:10.1017/S1014233900002753

Can methane emissions of ruminant animals be reduced by altering composition of feed oats

A. A. Cowan
, D. R. Davies
, D. K. Leemans
, J. Valentine
, P. Rowlinson (Editor)
, M. Steele (Editor)
, A. Nefzaoui (Editor)

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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture are a major contributor to climate change. The Stern review 2006 identified that agriculture accounted for ~14 % of GHG with an additional 18% of emissions due to deforestation to provide more agricultural land. In the UK about 7% of GHG is contributed by agriculture (AEA Technology plc, 2007). The main greenhouse gases are nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Of these N2O is ~300 times more potent GHG than CO2 and CH4 is 21 times more potent than CO2. In the UK agriculture is the major contributor to N2O and some 70kt N2O is emitted annually equivalent to 21.7Mt CO2. Enteric fermentation contributes greatly to methane emission and there is evidence that feed composition and inclusion of oil in the ration can reduce CH4 emissions by ruminants (Beauchemin and McGinn, 2006).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Livestock and Global Climate Change
Editors	P. Rowlinson, M. Steele, A. Nefzaoui
Pages	204-206
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1014233900002753
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	Proceedings Livestock and Global Climate Change - Hammamet, Tunisia Duration: 17 May 2008 → 20 May 2008

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Conference	Proceedings Livestock and Global Climate Change
Country/Territory	Tunisia
City	Hammamet
Period	17 May 2008 → 20 May 2008

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SDG 15 Life on Land

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Cowan, AA, Davies, DR, Leemans, DK, Valentine, J, Rowlinson, P (ed.), Steele, M (ed.) & Nefzaoui, A (ed.) 2008, Can methane emissions of ruminant animals be reduced by altering composition of feed oats. in P Rowlinson, M Steele & A Nefzaoui (eds), Livestock and Global Climate Change. pp. 204-206, Proceedings Livestock and Global Climate Change, Hammamet, Tunisia, 17 May 2008. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1014233900002753

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