Useful resources

 

Substituting urea supplements for pasture-fed beef cattle with a nitrate supplement in the form of lick blocks, Clean Energy Regulator  

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Methodology to claim earn Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) for emissions reductions that can be sold to generate income to the government tor in the secondary market, legislation, tools & resources 

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Better herd management, Clean Energy Regulator  

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Methodology to claim earn Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) for emissions reductions that can be sold to generate income to the government tor in the secondary market, legislation, tools & resources 

e.g. improving cattle productivity, reducing the average age of a herd, reducing the proportion of unproductive animals in the herd or changing the number of animals in each livestock class in the herd,

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Feeding dietary additives to milking cows, Clean Energy Regulator 

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Methodology to claim earn Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) for emissions reductions that can be sold to generate income to the government tor in the secondary market, legislation, tools & resources 

e.g. Increasing the fat content of a milking cow's diet reduces methane emissions produced as a result of enteric fermentation.Eligible additives include canola meal, cold-pressed canola meal, brewers grain, hominy meal, or dried distillers grain.

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Carbon farming: selective breeding of sheep for reduced methane emissions, WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

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Selective breeding of sheep for reduced methane emissions. No approved methodology. 

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Carbon farming: managing pastures to reduce sheep methane emissions, WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

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Feed intake and methane emissions are influenced by the digestibility of the pasture and the concentration of plant secondary compounds such as tannins. Maintaining a higher proportion of legumes is a strategy that farmers could adopt to reduce methane emissions. No approved methodology. 

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Carbon farming: nutrition and feed additives to reduce methane emissions from sheep, WA department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

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Improved grazing and feeding management of sheep can reduce methane emissions per unit of product (feed efficiency) or emissions per unit of feed intake (methane yield). No approved methodology. 

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Carbon farming: cattle breeding for lower greenhouse gas emissions, WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

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There is potential to reduce methane greenhouse gas emissions from cattle by selecting for higher feed conversion efficiency, or by using bulls with low methane emissions. Cattle with better feed conversion produce less methane per unit of feed, and are generally more profitable. 

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Carbon farming: managing pastures to reduce methane emissions from cattle, WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

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Pastures that reduce methane emissions can be categorised into high quality grasses and legumes, and plants containing secondary metabolites such as tannins.

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