A profile of South African sustainable animal production and greenhouse gas emissions

dc.contributor.authorCasey, Norman Henry
dc.contributor.emailnorman.casey@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-28T08:13:01Z
dc.date.available2022-06-28T08:13:01Z
dc.date.issued2021-07
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa has a precolonial livestock production legacy that is carried through to modern times. The livestock industry through its structural organizations, endorsed the country’s commitments to the UNFCCC (1997), the Kyoto Protocol (2002), and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (2016) to actively manage greenhouse gas emission (GHGe), along the producer-to-consumer value chain, and to promote sustainable animal production practices. The genetic base of the livestock industry is enriched by a combination of original indigenous and exotic cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, and swine in combination with exotic genotypes. The livestock industry and government actively support developing sustainable animal production systems aimed at reducing GHGe. The South African livestock industry acknowledges and protects the original, indigenous livestock whose adaptive traits have been incorporated in composite breeds as a component of promoting sustainable livestock production and managing GHGe emissions.en_US
dc.description.departmentAnimal and Wildlife Sciencesen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2022en_US
dc.description.urihttps://academic.oup.com/afen_US
dc.identifier.citationNorman H Casey, A profile of South African sustainable animal production and greenhouse gas emissions, Animal Frontiers, Volume 11, Issue 4, July 2021, Pages 7–16, https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfab025.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2160-6056 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2160-6064 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1093/af/vfab025
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85978
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.rights© Casey. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectAgriculture policiesen_US
dc.subjectLivestock emissionsen_US
dc.subjectLivestock systemsen_US
dc.subjectSustainable agricultureen_US
dc.subjectLivestock legacyen_US
dc.subjectGreenhouse gas (GHG) emissionsen_US
dc.titleA profile of South African sustainable animal production and greenhouse gas emissionsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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