Enteric Methane Emission from Cattle Grazing Systems with Cover Crops and Legume–Grass Pasture
This study aims to quantify enteric methane (CH4) emission and dry matter intake (DMI) in beef steers under two rotational grazing systems: (i) a mixture of cover crops (vetch + ryegrass + forage radish) (CC) and (ii) alfalfa and fescue pasture (AFP). Eighteen Hereford steers were divided into two g...
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| author | Gere, José Ignacio Restovich, Silvina Beatriz Mattera, Juan Cattoni, María Isabel Ortiz Chura, Abimael Posse Beaulieu, Gabriela Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza |
| author_browse | Cattoni, María Isabel Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza Gere, José Ignacio Mattera, Juan Ortiz Chura, Abimael Posse Beaulieu, Gabriela Restovich, Silvina Beatriz |
| author_facet | Gere, José Ignacio Restovich, Silvina Beatriz Mattera, Juan Cattoni, María Isabel Ortiz Chura, Abimael Posse Beaulieu, Gabriela Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza |
| author_sort | Gere, José Ignacio |
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| description | This study aims to quantify enteric methane (CH4) emission and dry matter intake (DMI) in beef steers under two rotational grazing systems: (i) a mixture of cover crops (vetch + ryegrass + forage radish) (CC) and (ii) alfalfa and fescue pasture (AFP). Eighteen Hereford steers were divided into two groups (nine steers per group), assigned to either the CC or AFP. Methane emissions were measured using the SF6 tracer technique. The results showed that steers grazing CC produced 29% less CH4 in g/d compared to those on the AFP (119.1 vs. 167.1 g/d for CC and AFP, p < 0.05) and 36% less CH4 yield (4.3 vs. 6.7% of gross energy intake). However, average daily gain (ADG), DMI, and CH4 intensity (gCH4/kg ADG) did not significantly differ between treatments. The integration of CC in a cattle grazing system has the potential to reduce CH4 emissions by improving forage quality. |
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| spelling | INTA205782024-12-12T11:06:40Z Enteric Methane Emission from Cattle Grazing Systems with Cover Crops and Legume–Grass Pasture Gere, José Ignacio Restovich, Silvina Beatriz Mattera, Juan Cattoni, María Isabel Ortiz Chura, Abimael Posse Beaulieu, Gabriela Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza Agricultura Ganado Bovino Sistemas de Pastoreo Ganadería Sostenibilidad Agriculture Cattle Grazing Systems Animal Husbandry Sustainability Cover Plants Plantas de Cobertura Livestock production SF6 tracer technique This study aims to quantify enteric methane (CH4) emission and dry matter intake (DMI) in beef steers under two rotational grazing systems: (i) a mixture of cover crops (vetch + ryegrass + forage radish) (CC) and (ii) alfalfa and fescue pasture (AFP). Eighteen Hereford steers were divided into two groups (nine steers per group), assigned to either the CC or AFP. Methane emissions were measured using the SF6 tracer technique. The results showed that steers grazing CC produced 29% less CH4 in g/d compared to those on the AFP (119.1 vs. 167.1 g/d for CC and AFP, p < 0.05) and 36% less CH4 yield (4.3 vs. 6.7% of gross energy intake). However, average daily gain (ADG), DMI, and CH4 intensity (gCH4/kg ADG) did not significantly differ between treatments. The integration of CC in a cattle grazing system has the potential to reduce CH4 emissions by improving forage quality. EEA Pergamino Fil: Gere, José Ignacio. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional Buenos Aires. Facultad Regional Buenos Aires. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo de las Ingenierías; Argentina Fil: Gere, José Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Restovich, Silvina B. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Laboratorio de Suelos; Argentina Fil: Mattera, Juan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Bovinos; Argentina Fil: Cattoni, María Isabel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Laboratorio Calidad de Alimento, suelos y Agua; Argentina Fil: Ortiz-Chura, Abimael. Université Clermont Auvergne. Herbivores Unit; Francia Fil: Ortiz-Chura, Abimael. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Posse Beaulieu, Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Clima y Agua; Argentina Fil: Cerón-Cucchi, María Esperanza. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional Buenos Aires. Facultad Regional Buenos Aires. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo de las Ingenierías; Argentina Fil: Cerón-Cucchi, María Esperanza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Cerón-Cucchi, María Esperanza. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina 2024-12-12T10:55:52Z 2024-12-12T10:55:52Z 2024-12 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/20578 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/23/3535 2076-2615 https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14233535 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PE-E1-I011-001, Intensificacion Sustentable de la Agricultura en la Region Pampeana info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PD-E3-I058-001, Emisiones (GEI) en los sistemas agropecuarios y forestales. Medidas de mitigación info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Animals 14 (23) : 3535. (December 2024) |
| spellingShingle | Agricultura Ganado Bovino Sistemas de Pastoreo Ganadería Sostenibilidad Agriculture Cattle Grazing Systems Animal Husbandry Sustainability Cover Plants Plantas de Cobertura Livestock production SF6 tracer technique Gere, José Ignacio Restovich, Silvina Beatriz Mattera, Juan Cattoni, María Isabel Ortiz Chura, Abimael Posse Beaulieu, Gabriela Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza Enteric Methane Emission from Cattle Grazing Systems with Cover Crops and Legume–Grass Pasture |
| title | Enteric Methane Emission from Cattle Grazing Systems with Cover Crops and Legume–Grass Pasture |
| title_full | Enteric Methane Emission from Cattle Grazing Systems with Cover Crops and Legume–Grass Pasture |
| title_fullStr | Enteric Methane Emission from Cattle Grazing Systems with Cover Crops and Legume–Grass Pasture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enteric Methane Emission from Cattle Grazing Systems with Cover Crops and Legume–Grass Pasture |
| title_short | Enteric Methane Emission from Cattle Grazing Systems with Cover Crops and Legume–Grass Pasture |
| title_sort | enteric methane emission from cattle grazing systems with cover crops and legume grass pasture |
| topic | Agricultura Ganado Bovino Sistemas de Pastoreo Ganadería Sostenibilidad Agriculture Cattle Grazing Systems Animal Husbandry Sustainability Cover Plants Plantas de Cobertura Livestock production SF6 tracer technique |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/20578 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/23/3535 https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14233535 |
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