Whole Cottonseed as an Effective Strategy to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions in Cattle Fed Low-Quality Forages
This study evaluated enteric methane (CH₄) emissions, dry matter intake (DMI), and performance in rearing beef heifers fed either a Guinea-grass-only diet (0WCS) or Guinea grass supplemented with whole cottonseed (WCS) at 0.5% of body weight (BW). Twenty-four Braford heifers were randomly allocated...
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| author | Hernandez, Olegario Lopez, Agustin Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza Alabi, Cham Donald AdégbéÏga Loza, Cecilia Juárez Sequeira, Ana Verónica Fissolo, Hector Miguel García, Elisa Mariana Gere, José Ignacio |
| author_browse | Alabi, Cham Donald AdégbéÏga Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza Fissolo, Hector Miguel García, Elisa Mariana Gere, José Ignacio Hernandez, Olegario Juárez Sequeira, Ana Verónica Lopez, Agustin Loza, Cecilia |
| author_facet | Hernandez, Olegario Lopez, Agustin Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza Alabi, Cham Donald AdégbéÏga Loza, Cecilia Juárez Sequeira, Ana Verónica Fissolo, Hector Miguel García, Elisa Mariana Gere, José Ignacio |
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| description | This study evaluated enteric methane (CH₄) emissions, dry matter intake (DMI), and performance in rearing beef heifers fed either a Guinea-grass-only diet (0WCS) or Guinea grass supplemented with whole cottonseed (WCS) at 0.5% of body weight (BW). Twenty-four Braford heifers were randomly allocated into four pens (three animals per pen) per treatment over two experimental periods. Methane emissions were measured using the SF₆ tracer technique. Heifers receiving WCS supplementation produced 29% less CH₄ (120.64 vs. 169.54 g/day for 0.5WCS and 0WCS, respectively; p = 0.02) and showed a 22% reduction in CH₄ yield (7.30% vs. 9.41% of gross energy intake; p = 0.02). Methane intensity was 33% lower in supplemented heifers (0.37 vs. 0.55 g CH₄/kg BW; p = 0.01). However, WCS supplementation significantly reduced total DMI and forage DMI (p = 0.01 and p < 0.01, respectively). In terms of performance, heifers in the 0.5WCS group gained 0.28 kg/day, while those in the 0WCS group lost 0.10 kg/day. These results indicate that WCS supplementation mitigates CH₄ emissions while improving weight gain in beef heifers fed low-quality forage diets, making it a promising strategy for enhancing the sustainability of beef cattle production systems. |
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| spelling | INTA216932025-07-30T12:28:12Z Whole Cottonseed as an Effective Strategy to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions in Cattle Fed Low-Quality Forages Hernandez, Olegario Lopez, Agustin Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza Alabi, Cham Donald AdégbéÏga Loza, Cecilia Juárez Sequeira, Ana Verónica Fissolo, Hector Miguel García, Elisa Mariana Gere, José Ignacio Forrajes Alimentación de los Animales Ganado Bovino Semilla de Algodón Emisiones de Metano Emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero Forage Animal Feeding Cattle Cottonseed Methane Emission Greenhouse Gas Emissions This study evaluated enteric methane (CH₄) emissions, dry matter intake (DMI), and performance in rearing beef heifers fed either a Guinea-grass-only diet (0WCS) or Guinea grass supplemented with whole cottonseed (WCS) at 0.5% of body weight (BW). Twenty-four Braford heifers were randomly allocated into four pens (three animals per pen) per treatment over two experimental periods. Methane emissions were measured using the SF₆ tracer technique. Heifers receiving WCS supplementation produced 29% less CH₄ (120.64 vs. 169.54 g/day for 0.5WCS and 0WCS, respectively; p = 0.02) and showed a 22% reduction in CH₄ yield (7.30% vs. 9.41% of gross energy intake; p = 0.02). Methane intensity was 33% lower in supplemented heifers (0.37 vs. 0.55 g CH₄/kg BW; p = 0.01). However, WCS supplementation significantly reduced total DMI and forage DMI (p = 0.01 and p < 0.01, respectively). In terms of performance, heifers in the 0.5WCS group gained 0.28 kg/day, while those in the 0WCS group lost 0.10 kg/day. These results indicate that WCS supplementation mitigates CH₄ emissions while improving weight gain in beef heifers fed low-quality forage diets, making it a promising strategy for enhancing the sustainability of beef cattle production systems. EEA Santiago del Estero Fil: Hernandez, Olegario. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina Fil: Hernandez, Olegario. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias; Argentina Fil: López, Agustín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina. Fil: López, Agustín. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias; Argentina. Fil: López, Agustín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Buenos Aires. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo de las Ingenierías; Argentina Fil: Alabi, Cham Donald AdégbéÏga. University of Parakou. Faculty of Agronomy. Laboratory of Ecology, Health and Animal Production (LESPA); Benín Fil: Loza, Cecilia. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Buenos Aires. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo de las Ingenierías; Argentina Fil: Loza, Cecilia. Universidad de la República. Facultad de Agronomía. Departamento de Producción Animal y Pasturas; Uruguay Fil: Juárez Sequeira, A.V. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias; Argentina. Fil: Fissolo, Hector Miguel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santiago del Estero; Argentina Fil: García, Elisa Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: García, Elisa Mariana. Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero. Facultad de Agronomía y Agroindustrias. Instituto de Ciencias Químicas; Argentina Fil: Gere, Jose Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Gere, Jose Ignacio. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Buenos Aires. Unidad de Investigación y Desarrollo de las Ingenierías; Argentina 2025-03-18T12:37:46Z 2025-03-18T12:37:46Z 2025-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21693 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/6/819 2076-2615 https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15060819 eng 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 15 (6) : 819. (March 2025) |
| spellingShingle | Forrajes Alimentación de los Animales Ganado Bovino Semilla de Algodón Emisiones de Metano Emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero Forage Animal Feeding Cattle Cottonseed Methane Emission Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hernandez, Olegario Lopez, Agustin Ceron Cucchi, Maria Esperanza Alabi, Cham Donald AdégbéÏga Loza, Cecilia Juárez Sequeira, Ana Verónica Fissolo, Hector Miguel García, Elisa Mariana Gere, José Ignacio Whole Cottonseed as an Effective Strategy to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions in Cattle Fed Low-Quality Forages |
| title | Whole Cottonseed as an Effective Strategy to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions in Cattle Fed Low-Quality Forages |
| title_full | Whole Cottonseed as an Effective Strategy to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions in Cattle Fed Low-Quality Forages |
| title_fullStr | Whole Cottonseed as an Effective Strategy to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions in Cattle Fed Low-Quality Forages |
| title_full_unstemmed | Whole Cottonseed as an Effective Strategy to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions in Cattle Fed Low-Quality Forages |
| title_short | Whole Cottonseed as an Effective Strategy to Mitigate Enteric Methane Emissions in Cattle Fed Low-Quality Forages |
| title_sort | whole cottonseed as an effective strategy to mitigate enteric methane emissions in cattle fed low quality forages |
| topic | Forrajes Alimentación de los Animales Ganado Bovino Semilla de Algodón Emisiones de Metano Emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero Forage Animal Feeding Cattle Cottonseed Methane Emission Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21693 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/15/6/819 https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15060819 |
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