Browse Editions: October 2008

Breeding for efficiency can reduce GHG emissions per unit of output

Posted in Climate change, Environment on October 10th, 2008

There is potential to reduce emissions from livestock systems by selection on correlated traits.

More research required before methane reducing strategies are applied

Posted in Climate change, Environment on October 10th, 2008

Decreasing the production of methane from ruminant livestock is desirable both as a strategy to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and as a means of improving feed conversion efficiency.


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