Strategies and Practices to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas and Nitrogen Emissions from Livestock Production Systems
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Farm Animal Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 6
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Interests: farm management; strategies; environment; tools; dairy
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Dear Colleagues,
The successful development of animal husbandry by maximizing production at minimum costs and inputs has led to a situation where it is now responsible for a range of adverse environmental impacts. Despite that the environmental load per unit of produce, e.g., per kg milk or meat, is relatively low, the load per surface area is high. This is especially so in densely populated and agriculturally intensive areas. Reductions in nutrient losses and GHG- and N-emissions have been achieved to varying extents by single-issue approaches and modifications to the biophysical production system. But further improvements to all environmental aspects are required, without undue trade-offs and negative side effects. Therefore, research work on feeding, grazing, and housing practices, techniques and strategies that reduce ammonia, and/or GHG emissions to the air and nitrate to the (ground) water are welcomed to this Special Edition. Capturing of methane and ammonia, as well as other gases from the barn and manure storage facilities, are also of great interest. Moreover, nutrient management tools and use of carbon credits, etc., fit into this theme. This Special Issue invites all types of articles, applying qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methodologies, as well as both empirical primary research and reviews, along with commentaries.
Dr. Abele Kuipers
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- emissions mitigation
- GHG and nitrogen
- feeding
- grazing
- housing
- practices
- techniques
- capturing from air
- rest product
- tools
- carbon credits
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