Methane emission, carbon footprint and productivity of specialized dairy cows supplemented with bitter cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

The objective of this research was to determine the effect of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) supplementation on enteric methane (CH4) emissions, carbon footprint, and production parameters in dairy cows. Daily concentrate supply for Jersey and Jersey * Holstein breeds was evaluated in four treat...

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Autores principales: Molina-Botero, Isabel Cristina, Gaviria-Uribe, Xiomara, Rios-Betancur, Juan Pablo, Medina-Campuzano, Manuela, Toro-Trujillo, Mercedes, González-Quintero, Ricardo, Ospina, Bernardo, Arango, Jacobo
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135918
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author Molina-Botero, Isabel Cristina
Gaviria-Uribe, Xiomara
Rios-Betancur, Juan Pablo
Medina-Campuzano, Manuela
Toro-Trujillo, Mercedes
González-Quintero, Ricardo
Ospina, Bernardo
Arango, Jacobo
author_browse Arango, Jacobo
Gaviria-Uribe, Xiomara
González-Quintero, Ricardo
Medina-Campuzano, Manuela
Molina-Botero, Isabel Cristina
Ospina, Bernardo
Rios-Betancur, Juan Pablo
Toro-Trujillo, Mercedes
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Gaviria-Uribe, Xiomara
Rios-Betancur, Juan Pablo
Medina-Campuzano, Manuela
Toro-Trujillo, Mercedes
González-Quintero, Ricardo
Ospina, Bernardo
Arango, Jacobo
author_sort Molina-Botero, Isabel Cristina
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description The objective of this research was to determine the effect of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) supplementation on enteric methane (CH4) emissions, carbon footprint, and production parameters in dairy cows. Daily concentrate supply for Jersey and Jersey * Holstein breeds was evaluated in four treatments (T): T1: 100% commercial concentrate; T2: 70% concentrate + 30% cassava leaves; T3: 70% concentrate + 30% cassava roots; and T4: 70% concentrate + 15% cassava leaves + 15% cassava root chips. Measurements of CH4 emissions were performed using the polytunnel technique. Average daily dry matter intake ranged from 7.8 to 8.5 kg dry matter (DM). Cassava leaves were characterized by a high crude protein (CP) content (171 g CP/kg DM), with 5 times more neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content than cassava root (587 vs. 108 g NDF/kg DM). Average enteric CH4 emissions per animal ranged from 194 to 234 g/d (p > 0.05). The carbon footprint was reduced by replacing 30% of the concentrate with cassava leaves and/or roots. Energy-corrected milk production was 1.15 times higher in Jersey * Holstein animals than Jersey cows (47 vs. 55 kg). Therefore, supplementation with cassava leaves and/or roots is a nutritionally and environmentally sustainable strategy.
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spelling CGSpace1359182025-12-08T10:29:22Z Methane emission, carbon footprint and productivity of specialized dairy cows supplemented with bitter cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Molina-Botero, Isabel Cristina Gaviria-Uribe, Xiomara Rios-Betancur, Juan Pablo Medina-Campuzano, Manuela Toro-Trujillo, Mercedes González-Quintero, Ricardo Ospina, Bernardo Arango, Jacobo greenhouse gases milk production ruminants supplementary feeding manihot esculenta carbon footprint nutritive value feeds The objective of this research was to determine the effect of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) supplementation on enteric methane (CH4) emissions, carbon footprint, and production parameters in dairy cows. Daily concentrate supply for Jersey and Jersey * Holstein breeds was evaluated in four treatments (T): T1: 100% commercial concentrate; T2: 70% concentrate + 30% cassava leaves; T3: 70% concentrate + 30% cassava roots; and T4: 70% concentrate + 15% cassava leaves + 15% cassava root chips. Measurements of CH4 emissions were performed using the polytunnel technique. Average daily dry matter intake ranged from 7.8 to 8.5 kg dry matter (DM). Cassava leaves were characterized by a high crude protein (CP) content (171 g CP/kg DM), with 5 times more neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content than cassava root (587 vs. 108 g NDF/kg DM). Average enteric CH4 emissions per animal ranged from 194 to 234 g/d (p > 0.05). The carbon footprint was reduced by replacing 30% of the concentrate with cassava leaves and/or roots. Energy-corrected milk production was 1.15 times higher in Jersey * Holstein animals than Jersey cows (47 vs. 55 kg). Therefore, supplementation with cassava leaves and/or roots is a nutritionally and environmentally sustainable strategy. 2023-12 2023-12-26T08:10:41Z 2023-12-26T08:10:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135918 en Open Access application/pdf MDPI Molina-Botero, I.C.; Gaviria-Uribe, X.; Rios-Betancur, J.P.; Medina-Campuzano, M.; Toro-Trujillo, M.; González-Quintero, R.; Ospina, B.; Arango, J. (2023) Methane emission, carbon footprint and productivity of specialized dairy cows supplemented with bitter cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz). Animals 14:19. ISSN: 2076-2615
spellingShingle greenhouse gases
milk production
ruminants
supplementary feeding
manihot esculenta
carbon footprint
nutritive value
feeds
Molina-Botero, Isabel Cristina
Gaviria-Uribe, Xiomara
Rios-Betancur, Juan Pablo
Medina-Campuzano, Manuela
Toro-Trujillo, Mercedes
González-Quintero, Ricardo
Ospina, Bernardo
Arango, Jacobo
Methane emission, carbon footprint and productivity of specialized dairy cows supplemented with bitter cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
title Methane emission, carbon footprint and productivity of specialized dairy cows supplemented with bitter cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
title_full Methane emission, carbon footprint and productivity of specialized dairy cows supplemented with bitter cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
title_fullStr Methane emission, carbon footprint and productivity of specialized dairy cows supplemented with bitter cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
title_full_unstemmed Methane emission, carbon footprint and productivity of specialized dairy cows supplemented with bitter cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
title_short Methane emission, carbon footprint and productivity of specialized dairy cows supplemented with bitter cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)
title_sort methane emission carbon footprint and productivity of specialized dairy cows supplemented with bitter cassava manihot esculenta crantz
topic greenhouse gases
milk production
ruminants
supplementary feeding
manihot esculenta
carbon footprint
nutritive value
feeds
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135918
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