Livestock Farming Technology for Reducing GHG Emissions
A special issue of AgriEngineering (ISSN 2624-7402). This special issue belongs to the section "Livestock Farming Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2026 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable agriculture; greenhouse gases emissions; biogeochemistry
Interests: nutrient recycling; soil nutrient management; greenhouse gas emission mitigation strategies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue seeks to publish cutting-edge research and critical reviews that advance our understanding of and capacity to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the livestock sector. We invite authors to submit original contributions spanning field trials, laboratory experiments, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews that illuminate technological or managerial solutions for methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide reductions.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Innovative manure handling and storage systems;
- Novel manure-based products or non-conventional valorization pathways;
- Precision feeding or housing strategies that curb enteric emissions;
- Sensor-driven monitoring and decision-support tools;
- Integrated life-cycle or techno-economic assessments of mitigation technologies;
- Internet of Things (IOT) application in livestock system;
- Alternative feeding additive that reduce GHG emissions;
- Adsorbent-based nutrient immobilization for emission mitigation.
Field studies without multi-year data or formal controls will be considered when they provide robust on-farm insights, whereas laboratory studies should incorporate appropriate controls and biological replication. Interdisciplinary work that bridges engineering, animal science, and environmental modeling is especially welcome.
By assembling this diverse body of evidence, we aim to accelerate practical, scalable solutions that move global livestock production toward climate neutrality.
Dr. Chih-Yu Hung
Dr. Naseer Hussain
Dr. Chen Cai
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable agriculture
- best management practices
- livestock supply chain
- life-cycle assessment
- climate-smart livestock
- sustainable intensification
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