Farm characteristics and cradle to farm gate beef carbon footprint of grass-based beef cattle fattening farms in Colombia
Abstract The proper management of agricultural systems requires knowledge of their characteristics, which is also necessary to optimize their productivity and reduce their environmental impact. The cradle-to-farm gate carbon footprint (CF) of 39 beef production farms located in nine departments of C...
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
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| author | Méndez, Johana Leiva Gonzalez-Quintero, Ricardo Sánchez Pinzón, María Solange Gallego, Belloncy Echeverry Tangarife, Maribel Duque Ramírez, Antonio Mojica, Sebastián Castrillón Barahona Rosales, Rolando |
| author_browse | Barahona Rosales, Rolando Duque Ramírez, Antonio Echeverry Tangarife, Maribel Gallego, Belloncy Gonzalez-Quintero, Ricardo Mojica, Sebastián Castrillón Méndez, Johana Leiva Sánchez Pinzón, María Solange |
| author_facet | Méndez, Johana Leiva Gonzalez-Quintero, Ricardo Sánchez Pinzón, María Solange Gallego, Belloncy Echeverry Tangarife, Maribel Duque Ramírez, Antonio Mojica, Sebastián Castrillón Barahona Rosales, Rolando |
| author_sort | Méndez, Johana Leiva |
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| description | Abstract The proper management of agricultural systems requires knowledge of their characteristics, which is also necessary to optimize their productivity and reduce their environmental impact. The cradle-to-farm gate carbon footprint (CF) of 39 beef production farms located in nine departments of Colombia was estimated using the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. Farms were characterized with respect to livestock composition and management, pasture management practices, and productive (live weight gain, LWG) and reproductive information. Average daily gain (ADG) was the variable that most influenced the magnitude of the CF. By grouping by their main characteristics, a farm cluster containing 56% of the farms showed an average footprint of 11.6 kg CO2-eq kgLWG-1, lower than the average for Colombian farms (15.5 kg CO2-eq kgLWG-1) and a ADG of 0,49 kg d-1. In turn, a second farm cluster (44% of the farms) had an average footprint of 21.1 kg CO2-eq kgLWG-1 and a ADG of 0,37 kg d-1. In general, farms with higher animal productivity and stocking rate, had also greater use of fossil fuels and electricity, and also greater area of the farm as forests, all of which was associated to lower CF. Under the conditions evaluated, to produce meat with lower CF, strategies designed to increase ADG must be promoted, especially those related to adequate grazing management. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1763182025-11-11T17:38:41Z Farm characteristics and cradle to farm gate beef carbon footprint of grass-based beef cattle fattening farms in Colombia Méndez, Johana Leiva Gonzalez-Quintero, Ricardo Sánchez Pinzón, María Solange Gallego, Belloncy Echeverry Tangarife, Maribel Duque Ramírez, Antonio Mojica, Sebastián Castrillón Barahona Rosales, Rolando beef cattle life cycle analysis grazing systems-grazing management animal performance farm models Abstract The proper management of agricultural systems requires knowledge of their characteristics, which is also necessary to optimize their productivity and reduce their environmental impact. The cradle-to-farm gate carbon footprint (CF) of 39 beef production farms located in nine departments of Colombia was estimated using the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. Farms were characterized with respect to livestock composition and management, pasture management practices, and productive (live weight gain, LWG) and reproductive information. Average daily gain (ADG) was the variable that most influenced the magnitude of the CF. By grouping by their main characteristics, a farm cluster containing 56% of the farms showed an average footprint of 11.6 kg CO2-eq kgLWG-1, lower than the average for Colombian farms (15.5 kg CO2-eq kgLWG-1) and a ADG of 0,49 kg d-1. In turn, a second farm cluster (44% of the farms) had an average footprint of 21.1 kg CO2-eq kgLWG-1 and a ADG of 0,37 kg d-1. In general, farms with higher animal productivity and stocking rate, had also greater use of fossil fuels and electricity, and also greater area of the farm as forests, all of which was associated to lower CF. Under the conditions evaluated, to produce meat with lower CF, strategies designed to increase ADG must be promoted, especially those related to adequate grazing management. 2025-08-25 2025-09-03T12:58:45Z 2025-09-03T12:58:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176318 en Open Access application/pdf Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) Méndez, J.L.; Gonzalez-Quintero, R.; Sánchez Pinzón, M.S.; Gallego, B.; Echeverry Tangarife, M.; Duque Ramírez, A.; Mojica, S.C.; Barahona Rosales, R. (2025) Farm characteristics and cradle to farm gate beef carbon footprint of grass-based beef cattle fattening farms in Colombia. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 68: e25240263. ISSN: 1516-8913 |
| spellingShingle | beef cattle life cycle analysis grazing systems-grazing management animal performance farm models Méndez, Johana Leiva Gonzalez-Quintero, Ricardo Sánchez Pinzón, María Solange Gallego, Belloncy Echeverry Tangarife, Maribel Duque Ramírez, Antonio Mojica, Sebastián Castrillón Barahona Rosales, Rolando Farm characteristics and cradle to farm gate beef carbon footprint of grass-based beef cattle fattening farms in Colombia |
| title | Farm characteristics and cradle to farm gate beef carbon footprint of grass-based beef cattle fattening farms in Colombia |
| title_full | Farm characteristics and cradle to farm gate beef carbon footprint of grass-based beef cattle fattening farms in Colombia |
| title_fullStr | Farm characteristics and cradle to farm gate beef carbon footprint of grass-based beef cattle fattening farms in Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farm characteristics and cradle to farm gate beef carbon footprint of grass-based beef cattle fattening farms in Colombia |
| title_short | Farm characteristics and cradle to farm gate beef carbon footprint of grass-based beef cattle fattening farms in Colombia |
| title_sort | farm characteristics and cradle to farm gate beef carbon footprint of grass based beef cattle fattening farms in colombia |
| topic | beef cattle life cycle analysis grazing systems-grazing management animal performance farm models |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176318 |
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