Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock Production 1st Edition by Richard Baines ISBN 1786764393 9781786764393

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ISBN 10: 1786764393 
ISBN 13: 9781786764393
Author: Richard Baines

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock Production 1st Table of contents:

Part 1 Analysis
1 Measuring methane emissions from livestock
1 Introduction
2 Individual animal measurement techniques: whole-animal respiration chambers and head capture measurement
3 Individual animal measurement techniques: tracer techniques
4 Herd-scale measurement techniques: micrometeorological methods
5 Herd-scale measurement techniques: the EC technique
6 Conclusion and future trends
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
2 Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production: modelling methods, methane emission factors and mitigation strategies
1 Introduction
2 Systems analysis
3 Life cycle assessment
4 Modelling applications
5 National greenhouse gas inventory
6 Mitigation strategies
7 Conclusion
8 Future research
9 References
Part 2 Breeding, animal husbandry and manure management
3 The contribution of animal breeding to reducing the environmental impact of livestock production
1 Introduction
2 The environmental impact of livestock production
3 Broilers: environmental impact and the contribution of breeding
4 Layers: environmental impact and the contribution of breeding
5 Pigs: environmental impact and the contribution of breeding
6 Dairy cattle: environmental impact and the contribution of breeding
7 Conclusion
8 Where to look for further information
9 Acknowledgements
10 References
4 Quantifying the contribution of livestock health issues to the environmental impact of their production systems
1 Introduction
2 Consequences of health challenges on resource inputs and outputs of the animal and production system
3 Quantifying the environmental impact of health challenges
4 A framework to evaluate the environmental impact of health interventions
5 Conclusions
6 Where to look for further information
7 References
5 Sustainable nitrogen management for housed livestock, manure storage and manure processing
1 Introduction
2 Livestock feeding and housing
3 Manure storage, treatment and processing
4 Best practices and priority measures
5 Conclusion and future trends in research
6 References
6 Developments in anaerobic digestion to optimize the use of livestock manure
1 Introduction
2 Livestock manure: quantities and risks
3 The biogas potential of livestock manure
4 Anaerobic mono-digestion and co-digestion
5 Factors affecting the efficiency of anaerobic digestion
6 Products from biogas digestate
7 Ecological agriculture models for biogas utilization
8 Case study: biogas production in Henan Province, China
9 Summary and future trends
10 Where to look for further information
11 Acknowledgements
12 References
Part 3 Nutrition
7 The impact of improving feed efficiency on the environmental impact of livestock production
1 Introduction
2 Greenhouse gases and dairy production
3 Origin of methane and reactive nitrogen excretions
4 Feed conversion efficiency
5 Nutritional practices to enhance feed conversion efficiency and decrease CH4 excretion
6 Nutritional practices to increase milk protein efficiency and decrease N2O excretion
7 Genetics and feed conversion efficiency
8 Postabsorptive metabolism and feed conversion efficiency
9 Conclusion
10 Future trends in research
11 Where to look for further information
12 References
8 Improving grassland/forage quality and management to reduce livestock greenhouse gas emissions
1 Introduction
2 Grassland areas and productivity in Europe
3 The challenge of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock
4 Grazing management to combat climate change: grazing season
5 Grazing management to combat climate change: sward structure and quality
6 Grazing management to combat climate change: legume forages
7 Grazing management to combat climate change: measurement issues
8 Conclusion
9 Where to look for further information
10 References
9 The use of plant bioactive compounds to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farmed ruminants
1 Introduction
2 Families of plant bioactive compounds
3 Case studies
4 Outstanding questions and future trends in research
5 Where to look for further information
6 References
10 The use of feed supplements to reduce livestock greenhouse gas emissions direct-fed microbials
1 Introduction
2 Methane and agriculture
3 Nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide in agriculture
4 Direct-fed microbials (DFMs)
5 Direct-fed microbials (DFMs) and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction
6 Strengths and challenges of direct-fed microbials (DFMs)
7 Other methane mitigation methods
8 Conclusion
9 Acknowledgements
10 References
11 Modifying the rumen environment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
1 Introduction
2 Greenhouse gas production and the role of the rumen microbiome
3 Factors influencing methane production in ruminants
4 Modifying the rumen environment to reduce methane emissions
5 Conclusion
6 Where to look for further information
7 References

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