Overview of the Methane Prediction Module in the AusBeef Rumen Model

H C Dougherty; E Kebreab; B A Little; A B Ingham; R S Hegarty; D Pacheco; M J McPhee

Abstract

Improved livestock nutrition modelling can enable better description and prediction of the physiological and environmental effects of specific production processes, thereby improving productivity and efficiency. Although there are several models of livestock methane emissions (e.g., Ellis et al.2007) few mechanistic whole-animal models exist. The AusBeef rumen model, initially proposed and developed by Nagorcka and Zurcher (2002), is one of the few whole-animal dynamic and mechanistic models that can be used to predict both productivity and enteric fermentation from ruminants.

Original language	English
Pages	xxvii-xxvii
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	MODNUT 2014: 8th International Workshop on Modelling Nutrient Digestion and Utilisation in Farm Animals - Cairns, Australia Duration: 15 Sept 2014 → 17 Sept 2014

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Conference	MODNUT 2014: 8th International Workshop on Modelling Nutrient Digestion and Utilisation in Farm Animals
City	Cairns, Australia
Period	15/09/14 → 17/09/14

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SDG 2 Zero Hunger

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Dougherty, H. C., Kebreab, E., Little, B. A., Ingham, A. B., Hegarty, R. S., Pacheco, D., & McPhee, M. J. (2014). Overview of the Methane Prediction Module in the AusBeef Rumen Model. xxvii-xxvii. Abstract from MODNUT 2014: 8th International Workshop on Modelling Nutrient Digestion and Utilisation in Farm Animals, Cairns, Australia. https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/29243

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