Blanco Penedo, Isabel
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Improved animal health can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity in livestock systems while increasing productivity. Integrated modelling of disease impacts on farm-scale emissions is important in identifying effective health strategies to reduce emissions. However, it requires that modellers understand the pathways linking animal health to emissions and how these might be incorporated into models. A key barrier to meeting this need has been the lack of a framework to facilitate effective exchange of knowledge and data between animal health experts and emissions modellers. Here, these two communities engaged in workshops, online exchanges and a survey to i) identify a comprehensive list of disease-related model parameters and ii) test its application to evaluating models. Fifty-six parameters were identified and proved effective in assessing the potential of farm-scale models to characterise livestock disease impacts on GHG emissions. Easy wins for the emissions models surveyed include characterising disease impacts related to feeding.
Keywords
Agricultural modelling; Climate change; Dairy production; Greenhouse gas emissions; Livestock health
Published in
Animal
2021, volume: 15, number: 1, article number: 100023
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Agricultural Science
Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2020.100023
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/109262