Achieving Net Zero Dairy Farming (Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science)

Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited（2026/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 428 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781835450185
• DDC分類 637.068

Full Description

To meet the targets outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement, many countries are actively working towards reaching climate neutrality and achieving net zero by 2050. With the livestock sector estimated to contribute approximately 11-17% of global greenhouse gas emissions, more research and innovation is required to understand the cause of these emissions and how they can be reduced.

Achieving net zero dairy farming provides a detailed insight into the fundamental processes within the dairy cow and those that occur on dairy farms that contribute to and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The book also considers the range of strategies which can be implemented to support the transition to net zero, including improving housing and housing management, supplementing diets with methane-inhibiting feed additives and optimising manure/slurry application.

Contents

Part 1 Fundamentals and measurement on the dairy farm

1.Sustainability, nutrient and energy flows in the dairy cow: an overview: John Webster, University of Bristol, UK;
2.Advances in understanding methane production in the dairy cow: Mohammad Ramin and Petra Fant, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden; and Miroslav Joch and Mariana Vadroňová, Czech University of Life Sciences, Czech Republic;
3.Assessing greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms: C. Alan Rotz and Curtis Dell, USDA-ARS, USA;
4.Advances in measuring the water footprint of dairy farming: António Cardoso Monteiro, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal; and Özdal Gökdal, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Turkey;
5.Measuring methane emissions from dairy farms: Luís O. Tedeschi, Texas A&M University, USA; Marcos I. Marcondes, William H. Miner Institute Agricultural Research Institute, USA; Sushil Paudyal, Texas A&M University, USA; André F. Brito, University of New Hampshire, USA; and Hugo F. Monteiro, Cornell University, USA;

Part 2 Strategies to achieve net zero: supporting the dairy cow

6.Genetics and breeding for reduced methane emissions: A. E. van Breukelen, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands;
7.Improving feed conversion efficiency in dairy cattle: Robin R. White, Virginia Tech, USA;
8.Housing strategies to reduce the carbon footprint and improve animal welfare in dairy farming: Pol Llonch, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain; and Fernando Estellés, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain;
9.Development and use of methane-inhibiting feed supplements in dairy farming: John Newbold, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), UK;

Part 3 Strategies to achieve net zero: system-level improvements

10.Manure management and processing: Alice Rocha, University of California-Davis, USA;
11.Optimizing manure and slurry application from intensive dairy farming operations: Shabtai Bittman and Derek Hunt, Agassiz Research and Development Centre - Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Canada; Kirsten Hannam and Barbara Cade-Menun, Summerland Research and Development Centre - Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Canada;
12.Methane utilisation on dairy farms: Sigrid Kusch-Brandt, University of Southampton, UK and University of Applied Sciences Ulm, Germany;
13.Integrating dairy farming and crop production: Susanne Wiesner, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark; Shabda Gajbhiye, University of Wisconsin, USA; and Laxmi Prasad, North Dakota State University, USA;

Part 4 Conclusion

14.Achieving net zero dairy farming: weighing the options arising from new understanding: John Webster, University of Bristol, UK;