Non-invasive sensors, which are installed around the barn, include surveillance cameras and sensors in the feeding systems to monitor animal weight and feed intake. Non-invasive sensors also include sensors that can be easily attached to animals, such as pedometers, GPS and MEMS (microelectromechanical) based activity sensors, that can be used to monitor livestock behaviour.
CO2 is not the only the critical source of GHG emission. For most foods, most GHG emissions result from land use change and from processes at the farm stage which include processes such as the application of fertilizers and enteric fermentation, accounting for more than 80% of the footprint for most foods.
Vitamin A is the vitamin most likely to be deficient in beef cow diets this winter.
Safety of the what us, the consumers eat, and of the food chain are directly connected to the welfare of animals, particularly those farmed for food production, due to the close links between animal welfare and health and food-borne diseases
Cattle are part of a natural biogenic carbon cycle and they recycle carbon to the atmosphere that was and will again be absorbed by plants. Methane enters atmosphere, where it is transformed into carbon dioxide which is used by plants to produce carbohydrates, and cellulose.
