Assessment of grazing management on farm greenhouse gas intensity of beef production systems in the Canadian Prairies using life cycle assessment
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Previous studies on beef systems that included soil organic carbon used fixed values based on literature, measured data over limited periods, or modelled soil carbon fluxes.
“Previous studies on beef systems that have included SOC have used fixed values based on literature data (e.g.Pelletier et al., 2010), relied on measured data during a limited period of time (e.g.Stanley et al. (2018) used data from soil measurements on-site over four years) or used modelled soil carbon fluxes (Alemu et al., 2017).”
From Time-dependent climate impact of beef production – can carbon sequestration in soil offset enteric methane emissions? (2022) · cites this paper as Alemu et al., 2017
If sequestration of carbon in soils is accounted for, extensive systems can show more favourable results, since growing grass leys or using grassland for livestock diets often leads to higher sequestration rates than annual cropping.
“However, if sequestration of carbon in soils is accounted for, extensive systems can show more favourable results, since growing grass leys or using grassland for livestock diets often leads to higher sequestration rates than annual cropping (Trydeman Knudsen et al., 2019;Alemu et al., 2017).”
From Time-dependent climate impact of beef production – can carbon sequestration in soil offset enteric methane emissions? (2022) · cites this paper as Alemu et al., 2017
Similar effects have been observed in studies in climates similar to Sweden: Alemu et al. (2017) reduced emissions by 12-25% (beef system, western Canada), while Trydeman Knudsen et al. (2019) decreased emissions by 5-18% (dairy systems, western Europe).
“Similar effects have been observed in studies in climates similar to Sweden.In a study by Alemu et al. (2017), emissions were reduced by 12-25% (beef system, western Canada), while in a study by Trydeman Knudsen et al. (2019) emissions were decreased by 5-18% (dairy systems, western Europe).”
From Time-dependent climate impact of beef production – can carbon sequestration in soil offset enteric methane emissions? (2022) · cites this paper as Alemu et al. (2017)
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BackgroundBeauchemin, K. A., Henry Janzen, H., Little, S. M., McAllister, T. A., & McGinn, S. M. (2010) · Agricultural Systems · doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2010.03.008 · Cited by 397 · see citing works
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Stanley, P. L., Rowntree, J. E., Beede, D. K., DeLonge, M. S., & Hamm, M. W. (2018) · Agricultural Systems · doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2018.02.003 · Cited by 266 · see citing works
“Although many used modeled C sequestration from beef simulation studies (Alemu et al., 2017; Beauchemin et al., 2011; Nguyen et al., 2010, 2012), such estimates might not represent actual, on-farm changes in SOC (Petersen et al., 2013; Teague et al., 2011).”
MethodInvited Review: Methane Sources, Quantification, and Mitigation in Grazing Beef Systems
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Thompson, L. R., Maciel, I. C. F., Rodrigues, P. D. R., Cassida, K. A., & Rowntree, J. E. (2021) · Journal of Animal Science · doi:10.1093/jas/skab326 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
- Authors
- Alemu, A. W., Janzen, H., Little, S., Hao, X., Thompson, D. J., Baron, V., Iwaasa, A., Beauchemin, K. A., & Kröbel, R.
- Affiliations
- Lethbridge Research and Development Centre (CA)
- Lacombe Research and Development Centre (CA)
- Swift Current Research and Development Centre (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Alemu, Aklilu W.
- Venue
- Agricultural Systems
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-11
- Volume
- 158
- Pages
- 1-13
- ISSN
- 0308-521X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2749176837
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4
- FWCI
- 3.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Agricultural Systems (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Growing Forward II (1523)
- Emissions Reduction Alberta, Canada (B140002)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Forestry › Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Keywords
- beef cattle, grazing management, greenhouse gas intensity, rotational grazing, continuous grazing, stocking rate, backgrounding, grain finishing, soil organic carbon, methane emissions, enteric methane, manure management, carbon sequestration, agricultural production efficiency, Canadian prairies, life cycle assessment, whole farm model, CO2 equivalent, beef production systems, rangeland
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