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Towards Sustainable Livestock Production: Estimation of Methane Emissions and Dietary Interventions for Mitigation

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  • Pragna Prathap

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia)

  • Surinder Singh Chauhan

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia)

  • Brian Joseph Leury

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia)

  • Jeremy James Cottrell

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia)

  • Frank Rowland Dunshea

    (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
    Faculty of Biological Sciences, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK)

Abstract

The increasing need for sustainable livestock production demands more research in the field of greenhouse gas (GHG), particularly methane (CH 4 ), measurement and mitigation. Dietary interventions, management, and biotechnological strategies to reduce the environmental impacts and economic implications of enteric CH 4 emissions are needed. While the use of biotechnological interventions and management strategies can be challenging on a routine basis, feed additive supplementation appears to be the most researched, developed, and ready to use strategy to mitigate enteric CH 4 emissions. This paper discusses various recently developed feeding strategies to reduce enteric CH 4 emissions in livestock. Additionally, the manuscript reviews various technologies developed for CH 4 estimation since the accurate and reliable estimation of CH 4 emissions can be a limiting step in the development and adoption of any mitigation strategy.

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  • Pragna Prathap & Surinder Singh Chauhan & Brian Joseph Leury & Jeremy James Cottrell & Frank Rowland Dunshea, 2021. "Towards Sustainable Livestock Production: Estimation of Methane Emissions and Dietary Interventions for Mitigation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-23, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:11:p:6081-:d:564133
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