Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20159
Title: Measurement of Methane Traits in the Beef Information Nucleus Cattle
Contributor(s): Arthur, P F (author); Herd, Robert M  (author)orcid ; Weber, Christopher (author); Smith, H (author); Hegarty, Roger  (author)
Publication Date: 2015
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20159
Open Access Link: http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/AAABG21papers/Arthur21342.pdfOpen Access Link
Abstract: Methane is the main source of greenhouse gas (GHG) from ruminants. The focus of this study was to measure methane production (MPR) in industry cattle. The ultimate aim was to develop estimated breeding values (EBVs) for methane traits for use in genetic improvement to reduce GHG in cattle. A total of 548 Australian Angus and 102 Australian Charolais Beef Information Nucleus herd steers which were undertaking a net feed intake test at the University of New England "Tullimba" research feedlot, near Armidale NSW, were measured for MPR using GreenFeed Emission Monitoring (GEM) units. The units provide short term MPR measurement anytime an animal visits a unit. Two-thirds of the steers from each breed visited the GEM units; most of them more than 20 times within a period which ranged from 50 to 66 days. There were significant (P < 0.05) sire differences in MPR, MPR per unit feed intake, MPR per unit body weight and MPR per unit average daily gain in Angus cattle. The significant sire differences in the methane traits indicate the presence of genetic variation for methane traits when measured by GEM units.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: AAABG 2015: 21st Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Lorne, Australia, 28th - 30th September, 2015
Source of Publication: Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, v.21, p. 342-345
Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG)
Place of Publication: Armidale, Australia
ISSN: 1328-3227
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070201 Animal Breeding
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 300305 Animal reproduction and breeding
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 830301 Beef Cattle
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 100401 Beef cattle
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/proceedings21.php
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School of Environmental and Rural Science

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