John Webster 
Achieving net zero dairy farming [EPUB ebook] 

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  • Assesses recent advances in understanding fundamental processes within the dairy cow and on dairy farms

  • Reviews current methods for measuring emissions from dairy farming

  • Considers the range of strategies that can be implemented to achieve net zero dairy farming

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Part 1 Fundamentals and measurement on the dairy farm


  • 1.Advances in understanding overall nutrient/energy flows within the dairy cow: Seppo Ahvenjärvi, Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Finland;

  • 2.Advances in understanding methane production in the dairy cow: Mohammed Ramin, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;

  • 3.Assessing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from different types of dairy farm: C. Alan Rotz, USDA-ARS, USA;

  • 4.Water use on dairy farms: António Monteiro, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal;

  • 5.Measuring methane emissions from individual dairy farms: Luis O. Tedeschi, Texas A&M University, USA;

  • 6.Ways of measuring the overall carbon footprint of dairy farming: Jonathan Herron, Teagasc, Ireland;


Part 2 Strategies to achieve net zero: Supporting the dairy cow


  • 7.Genetics and breeding for reduced methane emissions: Anouk van Breukelen, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands;

  • 8.Improving individual animal productivity/feed conversion efficiency: Robin R. White, Virginia Tech, USA;

  • 9.Improving housing and housing management to reduce/manage emissions and waste: Pol Llonch, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain;

  • 10.Use of methane-inhibiting feed additives/inhibitors: John Newbold, SRUC, UK;


Part 3 Strategies to achieve net zero: System-level improvements


  • 11.Manure management and processing: Alice Rocha, University of California-Davis, USA;

  • 12.Optimising manure/slurry application on the farm: Shabtai Bittman, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada;

  • 13.Methane utilisation on dairy farms: Sigrid Kusch-Brandt, University of Southampton, UK;

  • 14.Dairy farming and water catchment management: David J. Horne, Massey University, New Zealand;

  • 15.Integrating dairy farming and crop production: Susanne Wiesner, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA;

A propos de l’auteur

Dr Luis O. Tedeschi is a Professor, Texas A&M Agri Life Research Fellow, and Chancellor EDGES Fellow at the Department of Animal Science, and an Honorary Professor at the Dipartimento di Scienze Agraria at the University of Sassari, Italy. He is recognized internationally for his accomplishments in the modeling nutrition of ruminants.

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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 400 ● ISBN 9781835450192 ● Éditeur John Webster ● Maison d’édition Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing ● Lieu Cambridge ● Pays GB ● Publié 2026 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 9929881 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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