Publications
In October 2010, the Livestock Research Group of the Global Research Alliance identifi ed an initial set of priority projects that it considered would greatly assist the international research effort into livestock GHG mitigation. These included establishing research networks in rumen microbial genomics and animal genomics, producing best practice guidelines and technical manuals for the measurement of methane and nitrous oxide, conducting a global survey of rumen microbial diversity, and the testing of a novel in-fi eld methane system.
MAF agreed to fund these projects (or their fi rst phases) and an RFP was issued in November 2010, administered by the NZAGRC. These fi rst priority projects for the Livestock Research Group are now coming to an end and their project reports are available to download and read below.
Reports
2010/11 Intitial Priority Livestock Research Projects
In October 2010, the Livestock Research Group of the Global Research Alliance identified an initial set of priority projects to assist international livestock GHG mitigation research efforts. MAF agreed to fund an initial phase for each...Animal Variation Workshop NZ 2009
Livestock Breeding for Greenhouse Gas Outcomes: The 3 day workshop workshop funded by MAF and PGgRc was held in Wellington, New Zealand on March 3-5 2009 under the auspices of LEARN. There was Twenty-nine participants from 7 countries in...
Newsletters
Global Research Alliance: Livestock Research Group Newsletter: August 2011
The LRG has been busy during the last few months advancing its ambitious work programme. Several projects that we initiated in 2010 to develop guidelines and initiate research networks have concluded their first phase, and we are reporting on the...Global Research Alliance: Livestock Research Group Newsletter: May 2011
WELCOME to the first Newsletter of the Livestock Research Group of the Global Research Alliance. The idea of a newsletter arose out of our recent meeting in France when the need to have a vehicle for communicating the activities being...Exchanges and training opportunities for agricultural greenhouse gas researchers
The Livestock Emissions & Abatement Research Network (LEARN) is an international research network focused on improving the understanding of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock agriculture, established in November 2007. The formation of the...
Other Publications
Tips for Using the SF6 Technique
In New Zealand AgResearch has used the SF6 technique widely in the PGGRC work to develop solutions for methane mitigation. This document from Dr Cesar Pinares-Patino gives some pointers on using the technique and improving its application. ...