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Genetic (co-)variation of methane emissions, efficiency, and production traits in Danish Holstein cattle along and across lactations.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 2022
Manzanilla-Pech C I V, Difford G F, Løvendahl P, Stephansen R B, Lassen J
Abstract excerpt
Methane emissions in ruminant livestock has become a hot topic, given the pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions drastically in the European Union over the next 10 to 30 yr. During the 2021 United Nations Climate Change conference, countries also made collective commitments to curb methane emissions by 2050. Genetic selection for low-methane-emitting animals, particularly dairy cows, is one possible strategy...
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