Greenhouse gas balance and carbon footprint of beef cattle in three contrasting pasture-management systems in Brazil
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Resumo: | Integrated Systems (IS) have been identified as an efficient land-management strategy for restoring degraded areas worldwide, increasing crops and beef yields and providing technical potential for carbon (C) sequestration in soil and trees as an option for offsetting CH4 and N2O emissions from cattle production. The aim of our study is to estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) balance and the C footprint of beef cattle (fattening cycle) in three contrasting production scenarios on the Brachiaria pasture in Brazil—1) degraded pasture (DP), 2) managed pasture (MP), and 3) the crop-livestock-forest integrated system (CLFIS)—presenting new alternatives of land use as a GHG mitigation strategy. Area-scaled total GHG emissions were highest in MP (84,541 kg CO2eq ha−1), followed by CLFIS (64,519 kg CO2eq ha−1) and DP (8004 kg CO2eq ha−1) over a 10-yr period. Our results note that the highest C footprint of beef cattle was in the DP, 18.5 kg CO2eq per kg LW (live weight), followed by 12.6 kg CO2eq per kg LW in the CLFIS and 9.4 kg CO2eq per kg LW in the MP, without taking into account the technical potential for C sequestration in MP (soil C) and CLFIS (soil and Eucalyptus C). Considering the potential for soil C sequestration in the MP and CLFIS, the C footprint of beef cattle could be reduced to 7.6 and −28.1 kg CO2eq per kg LW in the MP and CLFIS, respectively. The conversion of the degraded pasture to a well-managed pasture and the introduction of CLFIS can reduce their associated GHG emissions in terms of kg CO2eq emitted per kg of cattle LW produced, increasing the production of meat, grains and timber. This reduction is primarily due to pasture improvement and increases in cattle yields and the provision of technical potential for C sinks in soil and biomass to offset cattle-related emissions. |
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Greenhouse gas balance and carbon footprint of beef cattle in three contrasting pasture-management systems in BrazilClimate changeGrazing managementIntegrated systemsLand-use changeLivestock emissionsMeat productionIntegrated Systems (IS) have been identified as an efficient land-management strategy for restoring degraded areas worldwide, increasing crops and beef yields and providing technical potential for carbon (C) sequestration in soil and trees as an option for offsetting CH4 and N2O emissions from cattle production. The aim of our study is to estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) balance and the C footprint of beef cattle (fattening cycle) in three contrasting production scenarios on the Brachiaria pasture in Brazil—1) degraded pasture (DP), 2) managed pasture (MP), and 3) the crop-livestock-forest integrated system (CLFIS)—presenting new alternatives of land use as a GHG mitigation strategy. Area-scaled total GHG emissions were highest in MP (84,541 kg CO2eq ha−1), followed by CLFIS (64,519 kg CO2eq ha−1) and DP (8004 kg CO2eq ha−1) over a 10-yr period. Our results note that the highest C footprint of beef cattle was in the DP, 18.5 kg CO2eq per kg LW (live weight), followed by 12.6 kg CO2eq per kg LW in the CLFIS and 9.4 kg CO2eq per kg LW in the MP, without taking into account the technical potential for C sequestration in MP (soil C) and CLFIS (soil and Eucalyptus C). Considering the potential for soil C sequestration in the MP and CLFIS, the C footprint of beef cattle could be reduced to 7.6 and −28.1 kg CO2eq per kg LW in the MP and CLFIS, respectively. The conversion of the degraded pasture to a well-managed pasture and the introduction of CLFIS can reduce their associated GHG emissions in terms of kg CO2eq emitted per kg of cattle LW produced, increasing the production of meat, grains and timber. This reduction is primarily due to pasture improvement and increases in cattle yields and the provision of technical potential for C sinks in soil and biomass to offset cattle-related emissions.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)São Paulo State University – UNESP College of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/nSchool of Environmental Sciences University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road EastSão Paulo State University – UNESP College of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/nUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)University of Guelphde Figueiredo, Eduardo Barretto [UNESP]Jayasundara, Susanthade Oliveira Bordonal, Ricardo [UNESP]Berchielli, Telma Teresinha [UNESP]Reis, Ricardo Andrade [UNESP]Wagner-Riddle, ClaudiaLa Scala, Newton [UNESP]2018-12-11T17:27:54Z2018-12-11T17:27:54Z2017-01-20info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article420-431application/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.132Journal of Cleaner Production, v. 142, p. 420-431.0959-6526http://hdl.handle.net/11449/17796710.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.1322-s2.0-849639402152-s2.0-84963940215.pdfScopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengJournal of Cleaner Production1,467info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-06-07T18:41:05Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/177967Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T17:03:47.980435Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Greenhouse gas balance and carbon footprint of beef cattle in three contrasting pasture-management systems in Brazil |
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Greenhouse gas balance and carbon footprint of beef cattle in three contrasting pasture-management systems in Brazil |
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Greenhouse gas balance and carbon footprint of beef cattle in three contrasting pasture-management systems in Brazil de Figueiredo, Eduardo Barretto [UNESP] Climate change Grazing management Integrated systems Land-use change Livestock emissions Meat production |
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Greenhouse gas balance and carbon footprint of beef cattle in three contrasting pasture-management systems in Brazil |
title_full |
Greenhouse gas balance and carbon footprint of beef cattle in three contrasting pasture-management systems in Brazil |
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Greenhouse gas balance and carbon footprint of beef cattle in three contrasting pasture-management systems in Brazil |
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Greenhouse gas balance and carbon footprint of beef cattle in three contrasting pasture-management systems in Brazil |
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Greenhouse gas balance and carbon footprint of beef cattle in three contrasting pasture-management systems in Brazil |
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de Figueiredo, Eduardo Barretto [UNESP] |
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de Figueiredo, Eduardo Barretto [UNESP] Jayasundara, Susantha de Oliveira Bordonal, Ricardo [UNESP] Berchielli, Telma Teresinha [UNESP] Reis, Ricardo Andrade [UNESP] Wagner-Riddle, Claudia La Scala, Newton [UNESP] |
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Jayasundara, Susantha de Oliveira Bordonal, Ricardo [UNESP] Berchielli, Telma Teresinha [UNESP] Reis, Ricardo Andrade [UNESP] Wagner-Riddle, Claudia La Scala, Newton [UNESP] |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) University of Guelph |
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de Figueiredo, Eduardo Barretto [UNESP] Jayasundara, Susantha de Oliveira Bordonal, Ricardo [UNESP] Berchielli, Telma Teresinha [UNESP] Reis, Ricardo Andrade [UNESP] Wagner-Riddle, Claudia La Scala, Newton [UNESP] |
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Climate change Grazing management Integrated systems Land-use change Livestock emissions Meat production |
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Climate change Grazing management Integrated systems Land-use change Livestock emissions Meat production |
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Integrated Systems (IS) have been identified as an efficient land-management strategy for restoring degraded areas worldwide, increasing crops and beef yields and providing technical potential for carbon (C) sequestration in soil and trees as an option for offsetting CH4 and N2O emissions from cattle production. The aim of our study is to estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) balance and the C footprint of beef cattle (fattening cycle) in three contrasting production scenarios on the Brachiaria pasture in Brazil—1) degraded pasture (DP), 2) managed pasture (MP), and 3) the crop-livestock-forest integrated system (CLFIS)—presenting new alternatives of land use as a GHG mitigation strategy. Area-scaled total GHG emissions were highest in MP (84,541 kg CO2eq ha−1), followed by CLFIS (64,519 kg CO2eq ha−1) and DP (8004 kg CO2eq ha−1) over a 10-yr period. Our results note that the highest C footprint of beef cattle was in the DP, 18.5 kg CO2eq per kg LW (live weight), followed by 12.6 kg CO2eq per kg LW in the CLFIS and 9.4 kg CO2eq per kg LW in the MP, without taking into account the technical potential for C sequestration in MP (soil C) and CLFIS (soil and Eucalyptus C). Considering the potential for soil C sequestration in the MP and CLFIS, the C footprint of beef cattle could be reduced to 7.6 and −28.1 kg CO2eq per kg LW in the MP and CLFIS, respectively. The conversion of the degraded pasture to a well-managed pasture and the introduction of CLFIS can reduce their associated GHG emissions in terms of kg CO2eq emitted per kg of cattle LW produced, increasing the production of meat, grains and timber. This reduction is primarily due to pasture improvement and increases in cattle yields and the provision of technical potential for C sinks in soil and biomass to offset cattle-related emissions. |
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