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Livestock actions to reduce farm emissions
Improving your livestock management is often a win-win scenario for your animals, business and your carbon footprint.
Here you can find practical, on-farm livestock husbandry actions that will help reduce GHG emissions, which also outline the wider environmental, productivity and financial benefits.
With support from UK Agri-Tech Centre, AHDB has developed these resources to provide guidance and raise awareness of what can be done now and in the future to benefit your business and the environment.
How to reduce emissions through livestock
Beef cattle
Breeding to reduce emissions in beef cattle
Cattle health planning to reduce emissions
Feed management strategies to reduce emission from beef cattle
Finish beef cattle earlier to reduce emissions
Sheep
Breeding to reduce emissions in sheep flocks
Sheep health planning to reduce emissions
Feed management strategies to reduce emissions in sheep
Dairy cattle
Breeding to reduce emissions in milk production
Cattle health planning to reduce emissions
Nutritional strategies to reduce emissions in dairy cattle
Methane-reducing feed additives
Pigs
Pig health planning to reduce emissions
Other ways to reduce on farm emissions
Soil actions to reduce farm emissions
Crops and forage actions to reduce farm emissions
