Class
Article
College
College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Faculty Mentor
Jennifer Reeve
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
Grass-fed beef production has gained recent popularity with consumers who are concerned with the environmental impact of beef production and animal welfare. However, feedlot-finished beef has been shown to have lower rates of greenhouse gas emissions than pasture-finished beef. Using tannin-containing legume forages may help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve nitrogen retention in grazed pasture systems. This research aims to understand how tannin-containing forages influence nitrogen mineralization and denitrification processes in the soil, as well as use greenhouse gas modeling software to compare potential emissions from several pasture-finished beef production systems in the intermountain west.
Location
The South Atrium
Start Date
4-12-2018 12:00 PM
End Date
4-12-2018 1:15 PM
Effect of Tannins on Nitrogen Cycling In Pasture Soils
The South Atrium
Grass-fed beef production has gained recent popularity with consumers who are concerned with the environmental impact of beef production and animal welfare. However, feedlot-finished beef has been shown to have lower rates of greenhouse gas emissions than pasture-finished beef. Using tannin-containing legume forages may help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve nitrogen retention in grazed pasture systems. This research aims to understand how tannin-containing forages influence nitrogen mineralization and denitrification processes in the soil, as well as use greenhouse gas modeling software to compare potential emissions from several pasture-finished beef production systems in the intermountain west.