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PRACTICAL ON FARM ATTEMPT TO CONTROL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN HIGH-PRODUCING DAIRY COWS
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Cattle are considered one of the most significant contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in livestock farming. The calculation method has been used until now. No data on how well the calculations correspond to the real situation, and how to influence this in practice. The need for real data is becoming increasingly important as farming intensification relates to GHGs and sustainability. The study aimed to investigate the concentrations of methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in cows- breath/burp (BB) in farm conditions. Detector-Transmitters E2608-CO2-10K and E2608-CH4 were used to obtain data, which were analysed in terms of cow age, productivity, feeding, eating and rumination time, and the genetic value of the investigated cows- fathers (feed efficiency index (FEI) and feed residue intake index (FRII)). The average CH4 and CO2 concentrations in the BB of dairy cows were 19.7-4.61 ppm, and 5446.1-968.00 ppm, respectively. No significant differences were detected regarding cow age, feeding and productivity (p>0.05). The correlations were found between CH4 and CO2 concentration in cow BB (r=0.34, p less than 0.01), DM consumed, productivity (r=-0.77, p less than 0.05) and rumination time per day (r=0.46, p less than 0.001). The cow-s DM intake had a weak correlation with FRII (r=-0.29, p less than0.05) and FEI (r=0.32, p less than0.05) of the particular cow fathers- genome test. In conclusion, monitoring GHG emissions on farms could be introduced to influence their quantity and management in accordance with sustainable principles. Genomic tests are recommended to reduce GHG emissions on the farm.
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