Increasing ewe genetic fecundity improves whole-farm production and reduces greenhouse gas emissions intensities

Matthew T. Harrison, Tom Jackson, Brendan R. Cullen, Richard P. Rawnsley, Christie Ho, Leo Cummins and Richard J. Eckard

Agricultural Systems, 2014, vol. 131, issue C, 23-33

Abstract: Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock constitute the largest proportion of Australian agricultural GHG emissions, necessitating development of strategies for mitigating GHG emissions from the livestock sector. Here we simulate a self-replacing prime lamb enterprise to examine the effect of increasing ewe genetic fecundity on whole farm GHG emissions, animal production and emissions per animal product (emissions intensity; EI).

Keywords: Abatement; Carbon Farming; Fertility; Greenhouse gas emissions; Livestock; Mitigation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2014.07.008

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