Assessing enteric methane emissions from Nellore and Angus-Nellore crossbred cattle in a tropical, intensive beef cattle production system.
| dc.contributor | Isabella Cristina F. Maciel, Michigan State University; Fabiano A. Barbosa, De Heus Animal Nutrition B.V; THIERRY RIBEIRO TOMICH, CNPGL; RAMON COSTA ALVARENGA, CNPMS; Ludhiana R. Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Jason Rowntree, Michigan State University; Logan R. Thompson, Michigan State University; Ângela Maria Q. Lana, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. | |
| dc.creator | MACIEL, I. C. F. | |
| dc.creator | BARBOSA, F. A. | |
| dc.creator | TOMICH, T. R. | |
| dc.creator | ALVARENGA, R. C. | |
| dc.creator | FERREIRA, L. R. | |
| dc.creator | ROWNTREE, J. | |
| dc.creator | THOMPSON, L. R. | |
| dc.creator | LANA, A. M. Q. | |
| dc.date | 2020-04-15T01:00:51Z | |
| dc.date | 2020-04-15T01:00:51Z | |
| dc.date | 2020-04-14 | |
| dc.date | 2019 | |
| dc.date | 2020-04-20T11:11:11Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T05:24:05Z | |
| dc.description | Crossbreeding has been used to improve performance in beef cattle; however, the effects of breed composition on methane production, yield and intensity from cattle in a tropical intensive system remain unknown. To assess the impact of breed composition on enteric methane emissions, Nellore (NE; yr 1: BW = 171.5 ± 19.4 kg; n = 10; yr 2: BW = 215.8 ± 32.3 kg, n = 25) and Angus-Nellore crossbred (AN; yr 1: BW = 214.2 ± 26.4 kg, n = 10; yr 2: BW = 242.5 ± 32.2 kg, n = 25) were compared. At trial onset, 10 mo old steers grazed Megathyrsus maximus ?Mombaça? in the grazing period (GP) and then were finished in a feedlot (FL) (35:65% corn silage:concentrate diet). Steers (n = 8) from each breed composition were randomly selected in GP and FL to measure CH4 production using a sulfur hexafluoride technique and DMI using titanium dioxide. The NE produced 19% less CH4 than AN in GP (17.21 vs 21.17 kg, P < 0.01), and no difference was observed in FL (22.34 vs 22.67 kg, P > 0.10). However, in FL, NE had greater CH4 intensity (CH4/ADG) compared to AN (122.76 vs 97.49 g/kg, P < 0.01). Furthermore, CH4/carcass weight was greater for NE than AN (0.079 vs 0.067 g/kg CW, P < 0.01). Breed composition did not influence CH4 yield (CH4/DMI) in either phase. The percentage CH4/GEI (Ym) for GP was higher for AN than NE (4.5 vs 3.8%), but lower than the IPCC recommended Ym of 6.5%. In FL, Ym was similar between breed composition (5.0%) and greater than the IPCC Ym of 3%. In our study the introduction of Angus into Nellore has potential to reduce CH4 intensity in tropical climates, resulting in less methane emission per kg beef produced. | |
| dc.description | Publicado no Journal of Animal Science, v. 97, p. 380-381, 2019. Suppl. 3. | |
| dc.identifier | In: ANNUAL MEETING AND TRADE SHOW, 2019, Worcester. Abstracts... Worcester: [s.n.], 2019. | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1121629 | |
| dc.identifier | 10.1093/jas/skz258.757 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/489908 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.rights | openAccess | |
| dc.subject | Sistema intensivo de produção | |
| dc.subject | Intensificação sustentável | |
| dc.subject | Gado de Corte | |
| dc.subject | Metano | |
| dc.subject | Bovino | |
| dc.subject | Efeito Estufa | |
| dc.subject | Ruminante | |
| dc.subject | Gás | |
| dc.title | Assessing enteric methane emissions from Nellore and Angus-Nellore crossbred cattle in a tropical, intensive beef cattle production system. | |
| dc.type | Resumo em anais e proceedings |