The livestock sector supports about 1.3 billion producers and retailers, and contributes 40–
50% of agricultural GDP. We estimated that between 1995 and 2005, the livestock sector …

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) that also depletes stratospheric
ozone. Nitrogen (N) fertilizer rate is the best single predictor of N2O emissions from …

Industrially produced N-fertilizer is essential to the production of cereals that supports
current and projected human populations. We constructed a top-down global N budget for …

The use of nitrification inhibitors (NI) is a technique which is able to improve N fertilizer use
efficiency, to reduce nitrate leaching and to decrease the emission of the climate‐relevant …

This document analyzes emission of non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases, an important
segment of the environmental footprint of animal production. It has been developed by a …

Slurry, farmyard manure and poultry manure are an inevitable consequence of livestock
products generated from housed animals. These manures are recycled back to land for …

Agricultural soils are the main anthropogenic source of nitrous oxide (N2O), largely because
of nitrogen (N) fertilizer use. Commonly, N2O emissions are expressed as a function of N …

This article discusses the mitigation and adaptation potential of organic agricultural systems
along three main features: farming system design, cropland management and grassland …

Denitrification is a microbial respiratory process during which soluble nitrogen oxides are
used as an alternative electron acceptor when oxygen is limiting. It results in considerable …

Ongoing intensification and specialisation of livestock production lead to increasing volumes
of manure to be managed, which are a source of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) methane …