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Simulated Global Warming Potential figures for UK suckler beef production systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

J. J. Hyslop
J. J. Hyslop*
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SAC Ltd, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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In line with international treaties, UK Government policy seeks to diminish the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of agricultural activities through reductions in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions associated with livestock production. For suckler beef production systems these GHGs are principally methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) associated with rumen fermentation of feeds consumed and management of manure produced by animals and spread on land. The objective of this simulation exercise was to simulate the GHG emissions and therefore GWP associated with a range of suckler beef production systems potentially available to current and future UK beef producers.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2008 , 2008 , pp. 62
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2008

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