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Checking Aussie cow emissions to curb climate change

November 8, 2013 – The Australian federal government in on the move to sniff out a qualified consultant to review the methods and data used to estimate greenhouse gas emissions from dairy cattle in the Australian National Greenhouse Accounts (ANGA).

The potential contractor will be expected to develop a method for estimating methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from pre-weaned dairy calves, identify how manure management can be changed, identify required changes to feed quality data, and review intake and nitrogen excretion calculations. READ MORE