Prital Bhujbal¹*, NR Karambele² and SD Jagadale³

¹MVSc Scholar, Animal Nutrition, Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai, India
²Assistant Professor, Animal Nutrition, Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai, India
³Assistant Professor, Animal Nutrition, Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai, India

*Corresponding Author: Prital Bhujbal, MVSc Scholar, Animal Nutrition, Mumbai Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai, India.

Received: June 17, 2024; Published: July 16, 2024

Abstract

Climate change and Global warming due to green house gases increase the need for sustainable livestock production which ultimately demands to find the better solutions to reduce these greenhouse gases, especially methane. Ruminants (Cattle>sheep>goat>buffalo) and their manure contribute to approximately 32% of global anthropogenic methane emissions. Feed management involving diet formulation and precision feeding, rumen manipulation, animal management and other biotechnological strategies need to be applied properly in the dairy farms to reduce the enteric methane emissions. This review paper discusses the various strategies followed to enhance the sustainable dairy farming across the globe. Its main focus on the traditional and emerging potential mitigation techniques like disabling protein binding, methane zapping masks etc. to reduce the methane emission produced by the dairy cows. Additionally, the manuscript reviews the different approaches to mitigate the other greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. In conclusion, there is the foremost need to explore the potentialities of biological approaches with applied research for reducing methane emissions with the aim of achieving net zero in dairy farming.

 Keywords: Methane emission; Dairy; Rumen; Diet

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Citation

Citation: Prital Bhujbal., et al. “A Path Towards Achieving Net Zero in Dairy Farming". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 6.8 (2024): 38-46.

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