Track 2-08: Impacts on and Adaptation of Livestock Production Systems to Climate Change
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Publication Date
2013
Location
Sydney, Australia
Description
There are 875 million goats worldwide (FAO 2012) and the majority are in developing countries where they are typically raised on pasture. Ruminants release gross energy as methane, which is a greenhouse gas. Mthane mitigation strategies require prior knowledge about emission of methane by animals under different management systems. Intake, quality and type of feed are factors that influence methane emissions, therefore the objective of this study was to investigate how grazing intensity, measured by the residual leaf area index (RLAI), influences methane emission by goats under rotational grazing on Tanzania grass pasture.
Citation
Meister, Naomi C.; Lemos, Nailson L. S.; Alari, Fernando O.; Silva, Victor C.; Filho, William Koury; and Ruggieri, Ana C., "Assessment of Methane Production by Goats under Intermittent Grazing" (2013). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 14.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/2-8/14)
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Assessment of Methane Production by Goats under Intermittent Grazing
Sydney, Australia
There are 875 million goats worldwide (FAO 2012) and the majority are in developing countries where they are typically raised on pasture. Ruminants release gross energy as methane, which is a greenhouse gas. Mthane mitigation strategies require prior knowledge about emission of methane by animals under different management systems. Intake, quality and type of feed are factors that influence methane emissions, therefore the objective of this study was to investigate how grazing intensity, measured by the residual leaf area index (RLAI), influences methane emission by goats under rotational grazing on Tanzania grass pasture.
