Enteric Methane Emission from Cattle Grazing Systems with Cover Crops and Legume–Grass Pasture
José Ignacio Gere, Silvina Beatriz Restovich, Juan Mattera, María Isabel Cattoni, Abimael Ortiz-Chura, Gabriela Posse, María Esperanza Cerón-Cucchi · 2024
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Description
José Ignacio Gere and co-authors measure methane from grazing cattle in this 2024 study. Cattle belch methane as they digest forage, which adds to farm emissions. Feed quality may change how much gas each animal makes.
Eighteen Hereford steers grazed under two systems for the trial. One group ate a cover crop mix of vetch, ryegrass, and forage radish. The other ate alfalfa and fescue pasture. A tracer method measured methane output and feed intake. Cover crop steers made about twenty-nine percent less methane per day. Weight gain and intake did not differ, which points to better forage quality as the cause.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | José Ignacio Gere, Silvina Beatriz Restovich, Juan Mattera, María Isabel Cattoni, Abimael Ortiz-Chura, Gabriela Posse, María Esperanza Cerón-Cucchi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |