Carbon footprints of greenhouse gas mitigation measures for a grass-based beef cattle finishing system in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Agri-food systems across the globe are faced with the challenge of reducing their supply-chain emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as nitrous oxide (N₂O), carbon dioxide (CO₂), and methane (CH₄). For instance, 10% of the UK's GHG emissions are generated by agriculture, and ~ 56% of these are generated by livestock production. Numerous mitigation measures are being proposed to reduce GHG emissions from ruminants (representing 70 to 80% of total livestock emissions), particularly from beef cattle (presenting 30-40% of total livestock emissions).

Methods

To explore such potential, first, a business-as-usual (BAU) partial cradle-to-finishing farmgate scale modelling framework was developed. The BAU systems (i.e. steady-state product

SUBMITTER: Jebari A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11923010 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature