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GHG Emission from Livestock Manure and Its Mitigation Strategies

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Climate Change Impact on Livestock: Adaptation and Mitigation

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This study focuses on greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from livestock manure. In addition to the global warming potential of the GHGs (e.g., CH4, N2O, NO, CO2), ammonia (NH3) emissions contribute to global warming when NH3 is converted to nitrous oxide (N2O). Therefore, this chapter addresses in detail the GHG and NH3 emissions from livestock manure and their mitigation strategies. This chapter illustrates several mitigation strategies for reducing emissions from manure management continuum, for example, manure storage abatement techniques, use of additives, manipulation of manure pH, implementation of inhibitors, anaerobic treatment, thermochemical conversion of manure, and implementation mitigation policies (e.g., emission tax, emission cap, livestock extensification). Additionally, several innovative mitigation strategies were discussed, for instance, manure treatment methods to produce value-added products and bioenergy and abate emissions, the biorefinery approach, and life cycle analysis to improve the productivity and use of resources and abate emissions.

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Samer, M. (2015). GHG Emission from Livestock Manure and Its Mitigation Strategies. In: Sejian, V., Gaughan, J., Baumgard, L., Prasad, C. (eds) Climate Change Impact on Livestock: Adaptation and Mitigation. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2265-1_20

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