Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-p2v8j Total loading time: 0.001 Render date: 2024-05-14T02:33:22.423Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Methane output from beef cattle fed different high-concentrate diets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

C. Martin*
Affiliation:
INRA-URH, Saint-Genès Champanelle, France
H. Dubbroeucq
Affiliation:
INRA-URH, Saint-Genès Champanelle, France
D. Micol
Affiliation:
INRA-URH, Saint-Genès Champanelle, France
J. Agabriel
Affiliation:
INRA-URH, Saint-Genès Champanelle, France
M. Doreau
Affiliation:
INRA-URH, Saint-Genès Champanelle, France
Get access

Extract

Methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas of which the release into the atmosphere is directly linked with animal agriculture, particularly ruminant production. CH4 emissions from ruminant also represent a loss in productive energy for the animal. Development of effective strategies to mitigate these methane emissions will have not only environmental benefits for the planet but also nutritional benefits for the animal. It has been shown that concentrate-rich diets result in a decrease in methanogenesis per unit of animal product (milk, meat). However, some of these diets may have adverse effects on the efficiency of production, e.g. due to risk of acidosis. Our study focused on measuring methane emissions on young bulls fed three contrasting finishing diets characteristics of three intensive levels of production in France.

Type
Theatre Presentations
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2007

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Pinares-Patiño, C.S., Baumont, R., Martin, C., 2003. Methane emissions by Charolais cows grazing a monospecific pasture of timothy at four stages of maturity. Canadian Journal of Animal Science 83: 769–777.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
SAS, 1988. SAS/STAT® User’s Guide: Statistics (Release 6.03). SAS Inst. Inc., Cary, NC.Google Scholar