Data describing cattle performance and feed characteristics to calculate enteric methane emissions in smallholder livestock systems in Bomet County, Kenya
This dataset describes the performance of cattle in smallholder livestock systems of Bomet county in western Kenya. Information on live weight, milk production and quality, herd dynamics, and other production parameters were collected from field visits. Animals were weighed on scales; milk yield was...
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| author | Ndung’u, Phyllis Kirui, P. Takahashi, T. Toit, C.J.L. du Merbold, Lutz Goopy, John P. |
| author_browse | Goopy, John P. Kirui, P. Merbold, Lutz Ndung’u, Phyllis Takahashi, T. Toit, C.J.L. du |
| author_facet | Ndung’u, Phyllis Kirui, P. Takahashi, T. Toit, C.J.L. du Merbold, Lutz Goopy, John P. |
| author_sort | Ndung’u, Phyllis |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | This dataset describes the performance of cattle in smallholder livestock systems of Bomet county in western Kenya. Information on live weight, milk production and quality, herd dynamics, and other production parameters were collected from field visits. Animals were weighed on scales; milk yield was recorded using a Mazzican® milk collection and transport vessel provided to each farm and milk was analyzed for butterfat content (%). Pasture biomass yield was determined, and feed samples collected for each agro-ecological zone and nutrient composition was determined for nitrogen (N) using the Kjeldahl method and gross energy (GE) using a bomb calorimeter. Distance covered while grazing was determined using GPS collars fitted to several animals for three consecutive days per area. Enteric methane (CH4) emissions factors (EF) were estimated for five animal classes to develop site-specific EFs as per the Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) protocol. This dataset has the potential to be used, amongst other purposes, for animal-scale life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate the efficacy of various greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation options. |
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| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2021 |
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| spelling | CGSpace1172462025-12-08T09:54:28Z Data describing cattle performance and feed characteristics to calculate enteric methane emissions in smallholder livestock systems in Bomet County, Kenya Ndung’u, Phyllis Kirui, P. Takahashi, T. Toit, C.J.L. du Merbold, Lutz Goopy, John P. animal feeding cattle feeds data livestock methane greenhouse gas emissions livestock systems This dataset describes the performance of cattle in smallholder livestock systems of Bomet county in western Kenya. Information on live weight, milk production and quality, herd dynamics, and other production parameters were collected from field visits. Animals were weighed on scales; milk yield was recorded using a Mazzican® milk collection and transport vessel provided to each farm and milk was analyzed for butterfat content (%). Pasture biomass yield was determined, and feed samples collected for each agro-ecological zone and nutrient composition was determined for nitrogen (N) using the Kjeldahl method and gross energy (GE) using a bomb calorimeter. Distance covered while grazing was determined using GPS collars fitted to several animals for three consecutive days per area. Enteric methane (CH4) emissions factors (EF) were estimated for five animal classes to develop site-specific EFs as per the Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) protocol. This dataset has the potential to be used, amongst other purposes, for animal-scale life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate the efficacy of various greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation options. 2021-12 2021-12-27T16:41:33Z 2021-12-27T16:41:33Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117246 en Open Access Elsevier Ndung'u, P.W., Kirui, P., Takahashi, T., du Toit, C.J.L., Merbold, L. and Goopy, J.P. 2021. Data describing cattle performance and feed characteristics to calculate enteric methane emissions in smallholder livestock systems in Bomet County, Kenya. Data in Brief 39:107673. |
| spellingShingle | animal feeding cattle feeds data livestock methane greenhouse gas emissions livestock systems Ndung’u, Phyllis Kirui, P. Takahashi, T. Toit, C.J.L. du Merbold, Lutz Goopy, John P. Data describing cattle performance and feed characteristics to calculate enteric methane emissions in smallholder livestock systems in Bomet County, Kenya |
| title | Data describing cattle performance and feed characteristics to calculate enteric methane emissions in smallholder livestock systems in Bomet County, Kenya |
| title_full | Data describing cattle performance and feed characteristics to calculate enteric methane emissions in smallholder livestock systems in Bomet County, Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Data describing cattle performance and feed characteristics to calculate enteric methane emissions in smallholder livestock systems in Bomet County, Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Data describing cattle performance and feed characteristics to calculate enteric methane emissions in smallholder livestock systems in Bomet County, Kenya |
| title_short | Data describing cattle performance and feed characteristics to calculate enteric methane emissions in smallholder livestock systems in Bomet County, Kenya |
| title_sort | data describing cattle performance and feed characteristics to calculate enteric methane emissions in smallholder livestock systems in bomet county kenya |
| topic | animal feeding cattle feeds data livestock methane greenhouse gas emissions livestock systems |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117246 |
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