Greenhouse gas emissions from pig and poultry production sectors in China from 1960 to 2010

doi:10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61372-2

Journal of Integrative Agriculture

2017, Vol. 16

Issue (01): 221-228 DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61372-2

Soil & Fertilization﹒Irrigation﹒Plant Nutrition﹒ Agro-Ecology & Environment

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Greenhouse gas emissions from pig and poultry production sectors in China from 1960 to 2010

WANG Li-zhi¹, XUE Bai¹, Tianhai Yan^{1, 2}

¹Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, P.R.China

²Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Co. Down BT26 6DR, United Kingdom

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Abstract Pig and poultry production in China had experienced considerable changes from 1960 to 2010. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of these changes on greenhouse gas emission inventories (expressed as CO₂ equivalent) from these two sectors. The inventories included methane emissions from enteric fermentation, methane and nitrous oxide production from manure management. The greenhouse gas emissions from these sources in 2010 in pig sector were 17, 62 and 21%, respectively, and that in poultry sector (including chicken, duck, goose and others) were 1, 18 and 81%, respectively. Total CO₂ equivalent increased from 1960 to 2010 in both pig (11 582 to 55 564 Gg yr^–1) and poultry (1 497 to 14 873 Gg yr^–1) sectors. Within poultry sector, emissions from chicken, duck, goose and others accounted for 74, 15, 11 and 0.01% in 2010, respectively. However, during the last 50 years, these emissions continuously reduced when related to production of 1 kg of pork (8.01 to 1.14 kg kg^–1), poultry meat (1.19 to 0.37 kg kg^–1) and egg (0.47 to 0.33 kg kg^–1), which is mainly associated with the continuous improvement in production efficiency in all management systems. These results provide benchmark information for Chinese authorities to develop appropriate policies and mitigation strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from pig and poultry sectors.

Keywords: China greenhouse gas inventory pig poultry

Received: 12 November 2015 Accepted:

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The International Cooperation Project of Chinese Ministry of Sciences and Technology (2014DFA32860)

Corresponding Authors: ianhai Yan, Tel: +44-28-92682884, E-mail: tianhai.yan@afbini.gov.uk

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