Reducing the environmental impact of dairy systems

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Assembly Hall
Thursday, April 11, 2024
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Assembly Room

Overview

Sponsored by Trident Micronutri


Details

The session will report on a suite of potential interventions which will reduce emissions from the dairy sector including new novel feed additives, systems and genetics. The session will kick-off with a key note speaker supported by our sponsors Trident Micronutri.


Session Sponsor & Speakers

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Session Sponsored by Trident Micronutri

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Mrs Georgie Croxford
Head of Ruminant Technical
Trident MicroNutri

Practical strategies to reduce the farm carbon footprint

11:35 AM - 12:05 PM

Georgina manages an integrated technical and quality team who support the direct to farm and business to business channels within AB Dairy. She is passionate about nutritional strategies to improve animal health, welfare and sustainability on dairy farms.
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Mr David Levick
Director
Kite Consulting

Practical strategies to reduce the farm carbon footprint

11:35 AM - 12:05 PM

David currently works across the UK. David's areas of expertise include dairy business strategy, genetics and nutrition consultancy with high performance herds. He is also working closely with several milk processors, strategically and with their farmer suppliers. David is a member of the Kite board and is responsible for the Advance Sourcing side of the business.
Mrs Azadeh Dabiri
PhD Student
Queen's university Belfast

Effect of feeding brown seaweed to dairy cows on the ammonia emissions from slurry during storage

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Dr George Valergakis
Associate Professor
Faculty Of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki, Greece

A simulation study comparing methane emissions from dairy cow farming in Greece at three reference years

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Mr BENJAMIN PETER MACARTAN
PhD Student
Teagasc And University College Dublin

Calcium Peroxide as Feed Additive: Effects on Gaseous Emissions during Cattle Slurry Storage

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Professor Jude Capper
ABP Chair Of Sustainable Beef and Sheep Production
Harper Adams University

Two for the price of one? Moving to dual-purpose dairy breeds has little impact on total greenhouse gas emissions from cattle production

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Chair

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Michael Lee
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Harper Adams University

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