Reduction of GHG Emissions Intensity from Feedlot Beef Cattle Production
The rumen microbiome of beef cattle on feed produces methane as a byproduct of feed fermentation. Additional methane and nitrous oxide are emitted from manure storage and handling. The purpose of this project is to reduce the intensity of CO2e per unit of beef produced on each participating feedlot. Reduction in CO2e intensity may be achieved through a variety of means, including the feeding of medicated feed additives like beta modulators, improvements in pen environments, animal health protocols, individual animal management, animal genetics, feed processing, and feed composition. Each feedlot will implement the feeding of a beta-modulator to increase carcass weight and improve feed conversion, and may implement a variety of other interventions over the course of the project. Each feedlot has been in operation for 3 or more years prior to the implementation of an emission-reducing intervention or has been approved as a deviation by the director of the program. When employed singularly or in combination, the interventions mentioned above will result in quantifiable improvements in animal efficiency and carcass output, which in turn will become reliable, verifiable carbon reductions compared to the business-as-usual scenario as defined by the quantification protocol.
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Fed Cattle v3.0 Feb 2016
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