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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 Yan1, 2 |
1 Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an 625014, P.R.China
2 Agri-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.
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Received: 12 November 2015
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Fund: 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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Cite this article:
WANG Li-zhi, XUE Bai, Tianhai Yan.
2017.
Greenhouse gas emissions from pig and poultry production sectors in China from 1960 to 2010 . Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 16(01): 221-228.
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