Approaches for predicting dairy cattle methane emissions: from traditional methods to machine learning

S Ross, H Wang, H Zheng, T Yan… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Measuring dairy cattle methane (CH4) emissions using traditional recording technologies is
complicated and expensive. Prediction models, which estimate CH4 emissions based on …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting methane emissions of individual grazing dairy cows from spectral analyses of their milk samples

S McParland, M Frizzarin, B Lahart, M Kennedy… - Journal of Dairy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Data on the enteric methane emissions of individual cows are useful not just in assisting
management decisions and calculating herd inventories but also as inputs for animal …

Immediate effect of Acacia mearnsii tannins on methane emissions and milk fatty acid profiles of dairy cows

TM Denninger, A Schwarm, A Birkinshaw… - Animal Feed Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of dietary supplements for modifying cattle digestion and metabolism are
typically measured after one or more weeks of adaptation. Consequently, how quickly the …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting enteric methane emission of dairy cows with milk Fourier-transform infrared spectra and gas chromatography–based milk fatty acid profiles

S Van Gastelen, H Mollenhorst… - Journal of dairy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The objective of the present study was to compare the prediction potential of milk Fourier-
transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) for CH 4 emissions of dairy cows with that of gas …

[HTML][HTML] Methane prediction based on individual or groups of milk fatty acids for dairy cows fed rations with or without linseed

SW Engelke, G Daş, M Derno, A Tuchscherer… - Journal of dairy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Milk fatty acids (MFA) are a proxy for the prediction of CH 4 emission from cows, and
prediction differs with diet. Our objectives were (1) to compare the effect of diets on the …

Between-cow variation in milk fatty acids associated with methane production

J De Souza, H Leskinen, AL Lock, KJ Shingfield… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
We evaluated the between-cow (b-cow) variation and repeatability in omasal and milk fatty
acids (FA) related to methane (CH4) emission. The dataset was originated from 9 studies …

[HTML][HTML] Review of equations to predict methane emissions in dairy cows from milk fatty acid profiles and their application to commercial dairy farms

S Massaro, D Giannuzzi, N Amalfitano, S Schiavon… - Journal of Dairy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Greenhouse gas emission from the activities of all productive sectors is currently a topic of
foremost importance. The major contributors in the livestock sector are ruminants, especially …

Milk fatty acids estimated by mid-infrared spectroscopy and milk yield can predict methane emissions in dairy cows

SW Engelke, G Daş, M Derno, A Tuchscherer… - Agronomy for …, 2018 - Springer
Ruminant enteric methane emission contributes to global warming. Although breeding low
methane-emitting cows appears to be possible through genetic selection, doing so requires …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between milk metabolome and methane emission of Holstein Friesian dairy cows: Metabolic interpretation and prediction potential

S Van Gastelen, EC Antunes-Fernandes… - Journal of dairy …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aimed to quantify the relationship between CH 4 emission and fatty acids, volatile
metabolites, and nonvolatile metabolites in milk of dairy cows fed forage-based diets. Data …

Milk fatty acids: The impact of grazing diverse pasture and the potential to predict rumen-derived methane

C Loza, H Davis, C Malisch, F Taube, R Loges… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
The sustainability of dairying has been questioned, yet cattle exploit non-food resources
(especially forages) and provide key nutrients for consumers' health. This study, using …