Instant Insights: Improving the Sustainability of Dairy Production

This book reviews best practices for improving the sustainability of dairy production, including environmental impact evaluation, energy and water management, dietary mitigation strategies, and food loss and waste reduction. It highlights the need for further research and development in these areas to achieve sustainable dairy farming.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 122 pages
Publication date: 24 September 2024
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited

This book presents five peer-reviewed reviews on best practices for enhancing the sustainability of dairy production. The first chapter reviews the primary, globally recognized methods for assessing the environmental impact of dairy farming, identifying levers of action, and establishing environmental goals. The second chapter explores how dairy farms can manage both energy consumption and water to minimize their environmental footprints. It also addresses the issue of sustainable water use. The third chapter offers a compilation of recent research that underscores the need for further examination of dietary mitigation strategies in ruminant production systems at a whole-farm level. It also discusses the range of nutritional strategies available for enteric- and manure-CH4 abatement. The fourth chapter focuses on the role of the ruminant microbiome in methane emissions and the potential genetic factors affecting microbial composition and emission reduction. The final chapter highlights the growing concern of food loss and waste (FLW) in countries with developed dairy value chains. It discusses the critical stages and management practices for reducing FLW in dairy value chains, as well as how decision-making can be improved.

ISBN-13: 9781801466691