Climate Care Cattle Farming Systems

Development of climate smart care cattle farming systems reducing GHG and ammonia emissions.

Seminar Climate Care Dairy farming at EAAP Meeting in Lyon 27-30 August 2023

Seminar Climate Care Dairy farming at EAAP Meeting in Lyon 27-30 August 2023

Session 1 - "Climate Care Dairy farming: follow-up" on Monday morning


    1. Holistic perspectives on climate care cattle farming - Gert van Duinkerken, Wageningen Univ. & Res., the Netherlands - 30 min
    2. Climate care farming aspects in China - Wei Wang, China Agricultural University, China - 30 min
    3. Production adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices on US grazing lands - A. Blair et al., South Dakota State University, USA - 15 min
    4. Assessing impact of new legislation on Dutch dairy farms using a revised linear programming model - Van der Linden et al., Wageningen University, the Netherlands - 15 min
    5. Agri-food and net Zero: a science-policy-society perspective - R. McGuire et al, Queens University Belfast, UK - 15 min
    6. Gaseous emissions (building, storage, pasture) of dairy systems combining or not grazing and housing - Nadege Edouard, Xavier Verge and Christoph Flechard, Y. Fauvel, A. Jacotot, INRAE, France - 30 min
    7. Testing the effects of grassland swards for yield, greenhouse gas emissions and soil health - P.R. Hargreaves, D.Z. Kreismane, A. Dorbe, K. Klumpp, J. Bloor, A. Cieślak, M. Szumacher, A. Szejne4, R.M. Rees, SRUC, Edinburgh, UK, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Agriculture, Institute of Soil and Plant sciences, Jelgava, Latvia, INRAE, Grassland Ecosystem Research Unit, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Ferrand, France, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Department of Animal Nutrition, Poznań, Poland - 15 min
    8. How to mitigate methane and ammonia emissions at the farm level with innovative approaches - P.J. Galama, H.J. Van Dooren, H. De Boer, C. Schep, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands - 15 min
    9. Effect of mitigation measures on GHG and ammonia emissions of pilot farms in European countries - D. Ruska, K. Naglis-Liepa, P. Hargreaves, A. Lenerts, M. de Vries, P. Galama, A. Kuipers, A Cieslak, J. Bell, R. Rees, V. Juskiene,, M. Skorupka - 15 min
    10. Economic aspects of mitigation practices on pilot dairy farms in Europe K. Naglis-Liepa, D. Ruska, A. Lenerts, D. Kreismane, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia - 15 min
    11. Specialized or integrated systems: on-farm eco-efficiency of dairy farming in Northern Germany, R. Loges et al., Kiel University, Germany - 15 min
    12. Modeling methane emission from dairy cows, barn and storage - S. Laskari et al., Aarhus University, Denmark - 15 min
    13. Impact of sorbent application on NH3, CO2, and CH4 gas emissions from dairy cattle manure - V. Juskiene et al., Lithuanian University of Health Science, Lithuania - 15 min
    Posters:
    • Greenhouse gas emissions on dairy farms in Slovenia - M. Klopcic et al, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Session 2 - "Climate Care Dairy farming: follow-up" on Monday afternoon (14 x 15 min)

    1. Mitigation strategies and effect on NPC balances - M. de Vries, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands - 15 min
    2. Simplified Method developed for estimating the on-farm EFGHG and NH3 - X. Verge, P. Robin, V. Becciolini, A. Cieślak, N. Edouard, L. Fehmer, P. Galama, P. Hargreaves, V. Juškienė, G. Kadžiene, A.-S. Lissy, D. Ruska, M. Szumacher - 15 min
    3. Exploring the effect of dairy cow replacement decisions on feed efficiency and sustainability - Albert de Vries, University of Florida, USA - 15 min
    4. Practical monitoring of individual methane production rates in dairy cows: An alternative - Cecile Levrault, Peter Groot-Koerkamp et al., Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands - 15 min
    5. Air filtering and ventilation techniques to reduce gasses in barn and slurry storage for a healthy climate care environment - Abele Kuipers, Peter Groot Koerkamp, Rick Maasdam, Sierk Spoelstra and Paul Galama, Wageningen University & Research - 15 min
    6. UAV-based approaches for gaseous emissions assessment in cattle farming - Valentina Becciolini, L. Conti, G. Rossi and Matteo Barbari, University of Florence, Italy - 15 min
    7. Simulation of three farming strategies on ammonia and GHG emissions and economics - P. Galama, H. Pishgarkomileh, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands - 15 min
    8. Reducing N leaching by adapting N application timing and quantities to weather and grass growth - L. Bonnard et al., MTU, Ireland - 15 min
    9. Reduction of ammonia emission from livestock manure by acetohydroxamic acid - G.S. Yun et al., Chungbuk National University, Korea - 15 min
    10. Modelling ammonia emissions of urine puddle pH dynamics in a naturally ventilated dairy building - H. Vuet et al, Leibniz-Institute for Agrotechnik und Bioeconomy, Germany - 15 min
    11. Reducing greenhouse gasses in dairy farming through innovative technologies - A. Svitojus and E. Gedgaudas, Chamber of Agriculture of Republic of Lithuania - 15 min
    12. Annual quantification of GHG and NH3 emissions coming from compost-bedded pack housing systems - E. Fuertes et al., University of Leida, Spain - 15 min
    13. A study of the building-integrated photovoltaic cattle houses application scenario in China - Q. Wang et al., China Agricultural University, China - 15 min
    14. Climate care dairy farming: highlights - A. Kuipers et al., Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands - 15 min
    Posters:
    • Effect of manure management and environmental temperature on microbial communities in manure - E. Fuertes et al., University of Leida, Spain
    • Simultaneous comparison of 5 methods to quantify enteric methane emitted by lactating dairy cows - A. Van lierde et al., Walloon Agricultural Research Centre, Belgium

    Session 3 - "Climate Care Dairy farming: Herd Management" on Thursday afternoon (14 x 15 min)

    1. Effect of the Rumitech in a high-forage diet on methane production and performance of dairy cows - A. Cieslak, H. Huang, B. Nowak, M. Kozłowska, D. Lechniak, P. Pawlak, M. Szumacher-Strabel, J. Dijkstra , of Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland - 15 min
    2. Climate care aspects of management of US dairy farms - Gustavo Schuenemann, Ohio State University, USA - 15 min
    3. Feed intake and milk production of dairy cows fed with a ration with ensiled tall tescue - M. Crombeeke et al., ILVO, Belgium - 15 min
    4. Effect of supplementing live bacteria on methane production in lactating dairy cows - O. Ramirez-Garzon et al., Terragen Biotech Pty Ltd, Australia - 15 min
    5. Greenhouse gas emissions from dairy cows fed best practice diets - M. Managos et al., Swedisch University of Agricultural Sciences - 15 min
    6. Effect of cashew nutshell liquid on milk production and methane emission of dairy cows - R.J.F. Gaspe et al., Capiz State University, Philippines - 15 min
    7. In vivo testing of a methane-suppressing feed additive that acts by altering rumen redox potential - C.O'Donell et al., University of Galway, Ireland - 15 min
    8. Diurnal variation and repeatability of CO2 production in GreenFeed studies with lactating cows - A. Guinguina and P. Huhtanen, Swedish University of Agricultural sciences, Sweden - 15 min
    9. Repeatability and correlations of residual carbon dioxide and feed efficiency in Nordic Red cattle - A. Chegini et al., LUKE, Finland - 15 min
    10. Methane emission from purebred Holstein, Nordic Red and F1 crossbred cows of the two breeds - A.K.F. Helwing et al., Aarhus University, Denmark - 15 min
    11. How does a beef x dairy calving affect the dairy cow's following lactation - R.E. Espinola Alfonso, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden - 15 min
    12. Extended lactation and milk yield - a randomized controlled trial in high yielding older cows - A. Hansson et al., Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden - 15 min
    13. Effect of usage of BWB sire on Holstein cow performances - K. Elzinga et al., Cooperative CRV, the Netherlands - 15 min
    14. Combined analysis: Genetic and phenotypic trends in German Holstein dairy cattle - L. Huneke et al., Christian Albrechts University Kiel, Germany - 15 min
    Posters:
    • Association of nisin and cymbopogon citratus against S. aureus isolated from bovine mastitis - L. Catelani et al., Institute of Animal Science and Pastures, Brazil
    • Potential of multispecies grassland swards for climate care cattle farming in the EU - M. Ul Hassan, et al., Poznan University of Live Sciences, Poland
    • Greenhouse gas emmissions from livestock production in Poland and its impact on climate change - M. Skorupka et al., Poznan University of Live Sciences, Poland
    • Effect of inoculated grass silage on rumen fermentation and methane emission in dairy cows - A. Szejner et al, Poznan University of Live Sciences, Poland
    • Impact of the long-cut chaff technology on milk yield and methane emission in dairy cows - B. Nowak et al., Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland



    Moments of "Climate care dairy farming in Lyon" meeting

    Team and meeting photos