Greenhouse gas emissions from beef grazing systems in semi-arid rangelands of central Argentina
The livestock sector can be a major contributor to the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Within the sector, beef production produces the largest proportion of the livestock sector’s direct emissions. The objective of this study was to assess the on-farm GHG emissions in semi-arid rangela...
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| author | Nieto, Maria Isabel Barrantes Díaz, Olivia Privitello, Liliana Reine Viñales, Ramón |
| author_browse | Barrantes Díaz, Olivia Nieto, Maria Isabel Privitello, Liliana Reine Viñales, Ramón |
| author_facet | Nieto, Maria Isabel Barrantes Díaz, Olivia Privitello, Liliana Reine Viñales, Ramón |
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| description | The livestock sector can be a major contributor to the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Within the sector, beef production produces the largest proportion of the livestock sector’s direct emissions. The objective of this study was to assess the on-farm GHG emissions in semi-arid rangelands in Argentina and to identify the relationship between emissions and current farm management practices. A survey recorded detailed information on farm management and characteristics. Assessments of GHG emissions were based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Tier 2 protocols. The relationship between farm management and GHG emissions were identified using general linear models. Cluster analysis was used to identify groups of farms that differed from others in emissions and farm characteristics. Emissions per product sold were low on farms that had improved livestock care management, rotational grazing, received technical advice, and had high animal and land productivities. Emissions per hectare of farmland were low on farms that had low stocking rates, a low number of grazing paddocks, little or no land dedicated to improved pastures and forage crops, and low land productivity. Our results suggest that the implementation of realistic, relatively easy-to-adopt farming management practices has considerable potential for mitigating the GHG emissions in the semi-arid rangelands of central Argentina. |
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| spelling | INTA53042022-10-24T11:01:45Z Greenhouse gas emissions from beef grazing systems in semi-arid rangelands of central Argentina Nieto, Maria Isabel Barrantes Díaz, Olivia Privitello, Liliana Reine Viñales, Ramón Ganado Pastoreo Emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero Efecto Invernadero Tierras de Pastos Zona Semiárida Argentina Livestock Grazing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Greenhouse Effect Rangelands Semiarid Zones The livestock sector can be a major contributor to the mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Within the sector, beef production produces the largest proportion of the livestock sector’s direct emissions. The objective of this study was to assess the on-farm GHG emissions in semi-arid rangelands in Argentina and to identify the relationship between emissions and current farm management practices. A survey recorded detailed information on farm management and characteristics. Assessments of GHG emissions were based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Tier 2 protocols. The relationship between farm management and GHG emissions were identified using general linear models. Cluster analysis was used to identify groups of farms that differed from others in emissions and farm characteristics. Emissions per product sold were low on farms that had improved livestock care management, rotational grazing, received technical advice, and had high animal and land productivities. Emissions per hectare of farmland were low on farms that had low stocking rates, a low number of grazing paddocks, little or no land dedicated to improved pastures and forage crops, and low land productivity. Our results suggest that the implementation of realistic, relatively easy-to-adopt farming management practices has considerable potential for mitigating the GHG emissions in the semi-arid rangelands of central Argentina. EEA Catamarca Fil: Nieto, Maria Isabel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Catamarca; Argentina Fil: Barrantes, Olivia. Universidad de Zaragoza. Facultad de Veterinaria. Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural; España. Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón; España Fil: Privitello, Liliana. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agropecuarias. Departamento de Ciencias Agropecuarias; Argentina Fil: Reiné, Ramón. Universidad de Zaragoza. Escuela Politécnica Superior. Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural; España 2019-06-12T14:20:42Z 2019-06-12T14:20:42Z 2018-11 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/11/4228 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5304 2071-1050 https://doi.org/10.3390/su10114228 eng 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 Sustainability 10 (11) : 4228 (2018) |
| spellingShingle | Ganado Pastoreo Emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero Efecto Invernadero Tierras de Pastos Zona Semiárida Argentina Livestock Grazing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Greenhouse Effect Rangelands Semiarid Zones Nieto, Maria Isabel Barrantes Díaz, Olivia Privitello, Liliana Reine Viñales, Ramón Greenhouse gas emissions from beef grazing systems in semi-arid rangelands of central Argentina |
| title | Greenhouse gas emissions from beef grazing systems in semi-arid rangelands of central Argentina |
| title_full | Greenhouse gas emissions from beef grazing systems in semi-arid rangelands of central Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Greenhouse gas emissions from beef grazing systems in semi-arid rangelands of central Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Greenhouse gas emissions from beef grazing systems in semi-arid rangelands of central Argentina |
| title_short | Greenhouse gas emissions from beef grazing systems in semi-arid rangelands of central Argentina |
| title_sort | greenhouse gas emissions from beef grazing systems in semi arid rangelands of central argentina |
| topic | Ganado Pastoreo Emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero Efecto Invernadero Tierras de Pastos Zona Semiárida Argentina Livestock Grazing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Greenhouse Effect Rangelands Semiarid Zones |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/11/4228 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/5304 https://doi.org/10.3390/su10114228 |
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