The carbon footprint of young-beef cattle finishing systems in the Eastern Plains of the Orinoco River Basin of Colombia

The carbon footprint of young-beef cattle finishing systems in the Eastern Plains of the Orinoco River Basin of Colombia

IntroductionPrevious research has shown increased productivity amongst sown grass pastures compared to native savanna pastures by year-round grazing for fattening of adult and young Brahman (Bos indicus)-bred cattle in the well-drained native savanna ecosystem of the Colombian Orinoquía. But there i...

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Main Authors: Carlos A. Ramírez-Restrepo, Raul R. Vera-Infanzón, Idupulapati M. Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Animal Science
Subjects:
beef farming systems
cow-calf operations
improved pastures
methane emission
soil carbon capture
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2023.1103826/full

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