Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in pasture-based dairy-beef production systems

M. Kearney, E.G. O'Riordan, N. Byrne, J. Breen and P. Crosson

Agricultural Systems, 2023, vol. 211, issue C

Abstract: Agriculture and food systems contribute significantly to climate change. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity from beef production are high when compared to other livestock production systems and, therefore, mitigation of these emissions is urgently required. In many countries dairy-beef is making a large and growing contribution to total beef output thereby reducing net emissions given the lower emissions intensity of beef originating from the dairy herd when compared to specialized beef-cow systems. GHG emissions from dairy-beef systems can be further reduced by adopting best practice and mitigation technologies.

Keywords: Grass-based systems; Pasture-based profitability; Human edible protein production; Whole-farm modelling; Greenhouse gas mitigation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103748

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