Kipling, R.P. and Bannink, A. and Bartley, D.J. and Blanco Penedo, Isabel and Faverdin, P. and Graux, A.-I. and Hutchings, N.J. and Kyriazakis, I. and Macleod, M and Østergaard, S. and Robinson, T.P. and Vitali, A. and Vosough Ahmadi, B. and Özkan Gülzar, S.
(2021).
Short communication: Identifying key parameters for modelling the impacts of livestock health conditions on greenhouse gas emissions.
Animal. 15
, 100023
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Abstract
Improved animal health can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity in livestock systems while increasing productivity. Integrated modelling of disease impacts on farm-scale emissions is important in identifying effective health strategies to reduce emissions. However, it requires that modellers understand the pathways linking animal health to emissions and how these might be incorporated into models. A key barrier to meeting this need has been the lack of a framework to facilitate effective exchange of knowledge and data between animal health experts and emissions modellers. Here, these two communities engaged in workshops, online exchanges and a survey to i) identify a comprehensive list of disease-related model parameters and ii) test its application to evaluating models. Fifty-six parameters were identified and proved effective in assessing the potential of farm-scale models to characterise livestock disease impacts on GHG emissions. Easy wins for the emissions models surveyed include characterising disease impacts related to feeding.
Authors/Creators: | Kipling, R.P. and Bannink, A. and Bartley, D.J. and Blanco Penedo, Isabel and Faverdin, P. and Graux, A.-I. and Hutchings, N.J. and Kyriazakis, I. and Macleod, M and Østergaard, S. and Robinson, T.P. and Vitali, A. and Vosough Ahmadi, B. and Özkan Gülzar, S. | ||||
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Title: | Short communication: Identifying key parameters for modelling the impacts of livestock health conditions on greenhouse gas emissions | ||||
Series Name/Journal: | Animal | ||||
Year of publishing : | 2021 | ||||
Volume: | 15 | ||||
Article number: | 100023 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 5 | ||||
ISSN: | 1751-7311 | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Publication Type: | Journal article | ||||
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||
Version: | Published version | ||||
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||
Full Text Status: | Public | ||||
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 401 Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries > Agricultural Science (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 405 Other Agricultural Sciences > Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use | ||||
Keywords: | Agricultural modelling, Climate change, Dairy production, Greenhouse gas emissions, Livestock health | ||||
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-109262 | ||||
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-109262 | ||||
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ID Code: | 21746 | ||||
Faculty: | VH - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science | ||||
Department: | (VH) > Dept. of Clinical Sciences | ||||
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||
Deposited On: | 26 Jan 2021 09:34 | ||||
Metadata Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2021 09:41 |
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