Context
Breeding is directly confronted to the climatic changes. The livestock productions are regarded as the largest anthropic source methane (CH4) producer, due to the methanogenesis of the ruminants. In order to be able to decrease this production, it’s important to acquire an effective individual mode for the measurement of the CH4 content.Objectives
The aim of this study is to decrease the production of CH4 by the optimization of the dairy herd management, like food efficiency and genetics. The first part of the study is to search a rapid method that could be used for the estimations of CH4 emissions of individual cow.Contribution
- Departement Valorisation of agricultural products
- Department Productions et nutrition animales (DPNA)
Partners
CRA-W, Unité de Zootechnie of FUSAGx, URH-INRA de Theix (France), Delta Instruments (The Netherlands)Funding
- DGARNE
Publications
Froidmont, E. , Delfosse, C. , Dehareng, F. , Martin, C. , Decruyenaere, V. , Bartiaux-Thill, N. & Dardenne, P. (2010). Estimation of methane emission by dairy cows according to NIRS prediction of feces composition. 4th International Conference on Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture Conférence (GGAA). Proceedings in: Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture Conference, Banff, Canada, 3-8 october, 3-8/10/2010,
Vanlierde, A. , Delfosse, C. , Dehareng, F. , Froidmont, E. , Soyeurt, H. , Hammida, M. , Romnée, J.M. & Dardenne, P. (2011). Prediction of individual methane emission by dairy cattle from milk mid-infrared spectra. Journal of Animal Science/Journal of Dairy Science, 89/94: (E-suppl. 1), 757.
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