Twinning in cattle: a pathway for reducing the methane intensity of beef
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Context Reducing livestock emissions, the largest single contributor to agricultural is increasingly recognised as a high priority. The low biological efficiency of beef cattle, due their long gestation period, generational interval, and propensity be uniparous, contributes methane emissions intensity (kg CO2-e/kg product) compared most other food products.Aims We evaluate potential increasing frequency multiparous births (twinning) pathway reducing net intensive systems.Methods simulate uniparous herd structure profile using GrassGro™ systems modelling software then calculate effects an (twinning), up 1.53 calves per cow joined, on emissions.Key results Our demonstrate that from reared twins has 22% lower than calf. Although twinning reduces beef, at level, could rise by much 23% joined if overall size allowed grow through increased number calves. If we decrease stocking rates, whilst also it possible reduce 14%, without changing productivity.Conclusions illustrate significant increase productivity in systems.Implications Despite this, unlikely viable reduction – will rate unless altered commercial or policy driver established.
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The possibility of improving the rate of reproduction in beef cattle by selection for an increased rate of twinning has been debated with both pessimism and optimism since the early days of animal breeding. The success of selection for multiple births in sheep lifted hopes that a similar program for cattle would also be successful. Pearl (1912) wrote, “From the standpoint of practical breeder i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Animal Production Science
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1836-5787', '1836-0939']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/an23088