The Effect of Diet and Farm Management on N<sub>2</sub>O Emissions from Dairy Farms Estimated from Farm Data
The N<sub>2</sub>O emissions of 21 dairy farms in Germany were evaluated to determine the feasibility of an estimation of emissions from farm data and the effects of the farm management, along with possible mitigation strategies. Emissions due to the application of different fertilisers,...
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| description | The N<sub>2</sub>O emissions of 21 dairy farms in Germany were evaluated to determine the feasibility of an estimation of emissions from farm data and the effects of the farm management, along with possible mitigation strategies. Emissions due to the application of different fertilisers, manure storage and grazing were calculated based on equations from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change) and German emission inventory. The dependence of the N<sub>2</sub>O emissions on fertiliser type and quantity, cultivated crops and diet composition was assessed via correlation analysis and linear regression. The N<sub>2</sub>O emissions ranged between 0.11 and 0.29 kg CO<sub>2eq</sub> per kilogram energy-corrected milk, with on average 60% resulting from fertilisation and less than 30% from fertiliser storage and field applications. The total emissions had a high dependence on the diet composition; in particular, on the grass/maize ratio and the protein content of the animal diet, as well as from the manure management. A linear model for the prediction of the N<sub>2</sub>O emissions based on the diet composition and the fertilisation reached a predictive power of <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.89. As a possible mitigation strategy, the substitution of slurry for solid manure would reduce N<sub>2</sub>O emissions by 40%. Feeding cows maize-based diets instead of grass-based diets could reduce them by 14%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e828b82b490a4e0f803bf6e2f01d488c2023-11-22T02:57:10ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722021-07-0111765410.3390/agriculture11070654The Effect of Diet and Farm Management on N<sub>2</sub>O Emissions from Dairy Farms Estimated from Farm DataSimona Menardo0Giacomo Lanza1Werner Berg2Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bio-Economy e.V. (ATB), Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, GermanyPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig, GermanyLeibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bio-Economy e.V. (ATB), Max-Eyth-Allee 100, 14469 Potsdam, GermanyThe N<sub>2</sub>O emissions of 21 dairy farms in Germany were evaluated to determine the feasibility of an estimation of emissions from farm data and the effects of the farm management, along with possible mitigation strategies. Emissions due to the application of different fertilisers, manure storage and grazing were calculated based on equations from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change) and German emission inventory. The dependence of the N<sub>2</sub>O emissions on fertiliser type and quantity, cultivated crops and diet composition was assessed via correlation analysis and linear regression. The N<sub>2</sub>O emissions ranged between 0.11 and 0.29 kg CO<sub>2eq</sub> per kilogram energy-corrected milk, with on average 60% resulting from fertilisation and less than 30% from fertiliser storage and field applications. The total emissions had a high dependence on the diet composition; in particular, on the grass/maize ratio and the protein content of the animal diet, as well as from the manure management. A linear model for the prediction of the N<sub>2</sub>O emissions based on the diet composition and the fertilisation reached a predictive power of <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.89. As a possible mitigation strategy, the substitution of slurry for solid manure would reduce N<sub>2</sub>O emissions by 40%. Feeding cows maize-based diets instead of grass-based diets could reduce them by 14%.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/7/654GHG emissionsdairy cownutritionnitrogen fertilizationfeed croppingpasture |
| spellingShingle | Simona Menardo Giacomo Lanza Werner Berg The Effect of Diet and Farm Management on N<sub>2</sub>O Emissions from Dairy Farms Estimated from Farm Data Agriculture GHG emissions dairy cow nutrition nitrogen fertilization feed cropping pasture |
| title | The Effect of Diet and Farm Management on N<sub>2</sub>O Emissions from Dairy Farms Estimated from Farm Data |
| title_full | The Effect of Diet and Farm Management on N<sub>2</sub>O Emissions from Dairy Farms Estimated from Farm Data |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Diet and Farm Management on N<sub>2</sub>O Emissions from Dairy Farms Estimated from Farm Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Diet and Farm Management on N<sub>2</sub>O Emissions from Dairy Farms Estimated from Farm Data |
| title_short | The Effect of Diet and Farm Management on N<sub>2</sub>O Emissions from Dairy Farms Estimated from Farm Data |
| title_sort | effect of diet and farm management on n sub 2 sub o emissions from dairy farms estimated from farm data |
| topic | GHG emissions dairy cow nutrition nitrogen fertilization feed cropping pasture |
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