Evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions from hog manure application in a Canadian cow–calf production system using whole-farm models
Aklilu W. Alemu A D , Kim H. Ominski A , Mario Tenuta B , Brian D. Amiro B and Ermias Kebreab C
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A Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada.
B Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada.
C Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
D Corresponding author. Email: akliluwake@yahoo.com
Animal Production Science 56(10) 1722-1737 https://doi.org/10.1071/AN14994
Submitted: 8 December 2014 Accepted: 24 February 2015 Published: 27 April 2015
Abstract
The development of beneficial management practices is a key strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from animal agriculture. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the impact of time and amount of hog manure application on farm productivity and GHG emissions from a cow–calf production system using two whole-farm models. Detailed model inputs (climate, soil and manure properties, farm operation data) were collected from a 3-year field study that evaluated the following three treatments: no application of hog manure on grassland (baseline); a single application of hog manure on grassland in spring (single); and two applications of hog manure as fall and spring (split). All three treatments were simulated in a representative cow–calf production system at the farm-gate using the following whole-farm models: a Coupled Components Model (CCM) that used existing farm component models and the Integrated Farm System Model (IFSM). Annual GHG intensities for the baseline scenario were 17.7 kg CO2-eq/kg liveweight for CCM and 18.1 kg CO2-eq/kg liveweight for IFSM. Of the total farm GHG emissions, 73–77% were from enteric methane production. The application of hog manure on grassland showed a mean emission increase of 7.8 and 8.4 kg CO2-eq/kg liveweight above the baseline for the single and split scenarios, respectively. For the manured scenarios, farm GHG emissions were mainly from enteric methane (47–54%) and soil nitrous oxide (33–41%). Emission estimates from the different GHG sources in the farm varied between models for the single and split application scenarios. Although farm productivity was 3–4% higher in the split than in single application (0.14 t liveweight/ha), the environmental advantage of applying manure in a single or split application was not consistent between models for farm emission intensity. Further component and whole-farm assessments are required to fully understand the impact of timing and the amount of livestock manure application on GHG emissions from beef production systems.
Additional keywords: beef cattle, emissions intensity, single application, split application.
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