CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Sunday - Monday -
Tuesday - Wednesday -
Thursday - Friday
| Morning Workshops: |
| Workshop 1 | Measurement techniques for methane emissions from livestock and livestock manure. [0900 – 1200 h] |
| Workshop 2 | Measurement techniques for nitrous oxide emissions from livestock manure. [0900 – 1200 h] |
| Afternoon Workshops |
| Workshop 3 | Modelling greenhouse gas emissions from animal agriculture considering
the steps in modelling, farming systems, and the functional unit. [1400 - 1700 h] |
| Workshop 4 | Use of molecular procedures to define the microbial ecology of
ruminal methanogenesis. [1400 – 1700 h] |
| Workshop 5 | Biogas technology use and greenhouse gas emissions. [1400 – 1700 h] |
| Welcome Reception |
Welcoming Messages
Morning Session (1) Role of livestock production in GHG issues - the big picture
Session Chair: Dr. Richard Eckard, University of Melbourne, Australia
- The significance of livestock as a contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions today and in the near future. Dr. Frank O'Mara, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Mitigation of greenhouse gases from animal agriculture while meeting the nutritional needs of an increasing population - the challenges. Dr. Henry Janzen, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
- Carbon trading - is it the key to dealing with agricultural greenhouse gas emissions? Dr. Katherine Baylis, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
- Offered Presentations and Posters
Afternoon Session (2) Nitrous oxide and methane losses from livestock manure - atmospheric emissions and biogas capture
Session Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Pattey, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Manure management: implications for nitrous oxide and methane emissions. Dr. Dave Chadwick, North Wyke Research, Devon, UK
- Direct and indirect strategies to mitigate nitrous oxide emissions from land-applied manure. Dr. Claudia Wagner-Riddle, University of Guelph, ON, Canada
- Ammonia and nitrous oxide interactions - the role of organic matter management. Dr. Søren Petersen, University of Aarhus, Tjele, Denmark and Dr. Sven G. Sommer, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark
- Is on-farm biogas production the solution to GHG emissions and
sustainability of livestock operations? Dr. Daniel Massé, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbooke, QC, Canada
- A new concept of biogas systems for sustainable animal agriculture. Dr. Osamu Hamamoto, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuiding Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan and Dr. Kazutaka Umetsu and Dr. Junichi Takahashi, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
- Offered Presentations and Posters
Evening Dinner: Taste of Alberta Barbeque
Morning Session (3) Measurement of GHG from livestock production
Session Chair: Dr. J. Mark Powell, USDA-ARS US Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, WI, USA
- Animal vs. measurement technique variability in enteric methane production - is the measurement resolution sufficient? Dr. Harry Clark, AgResearch Limited, Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Are micro-meteorological techniques the way to estimate whole farm ruminant greenhouse gas production? Dr. Lowry Harper, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
- Recognizing the strength and weaknesses of chamber nitrous oxide measurements. Dr. Phillippe Rochette, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ste-Foy, QC, Canada
- Offered Presentations and Posters
Afternoon Session (4) Mitigation strategies for enteric methane
Session Chair: Dr. Michael Kreuzer, ETH Zürich, Inst. f. Nutztierwissenschaften, Zurich, Switzerland
- Lowering methane emissions through improving feed conversion efficiency. Dr. Roger Hegarty, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Armidale, NSW, Australia and Dr. Garry Waghorn, DairyNZ, Hamilton, New Zealand
- Can we lower methane emissions without lowering animal production? Dr. Chris Grainger, Warragul, Victoria, Australia
- Plant-derived essential oils and opportunities to mitigate enteric
methane emissions from ruminants. Dr. Chaouki Benchaar, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Offered Presentations and Posters
Day Tour 'Receding Glaciers and Climate Change Tour'
Gala Banquet
Morning Session (5) Microbial ecology of ruminal methanogenesis
Session Chair: Dr. Jamie Newbold, Institute of Rural Sciences, The University of Wales, UK
- Does the complexity of the rumen microbial ecology preclude methane mitigation? Dr. Andre-Denis Wright, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA and Dr. Athol Klieve, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Is microbial genomics the key to identifying successful strategies for methane mitigation? Dr. Graeme Attwood, AgResearch, Palmerston North, New Zealand and Dr. Mark Morrison, CSIRO, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Offered Presentations and Posters (Sessions 5&6)
Afternoon Session (6) Modelling livestock GHG emissions
Session Chair: Dr. Odd Magne Harstad, Agricultural University of Norway, Norway
- An assessment of whole farm models of greenhouse gas emissions as a means of improving national and global inventories. Dr. David Kenny, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Rumen stoichiometric models and their contribution and challenges in predicting enteric methane production. Dr. Ermias Kebreab, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
- Benchmarking carbon footprints of dairy farms in 40 countries. Dr. Torsten Hemme, IFCN Dairy, Kiel, Germany
- Offered Presentations
Closing Session (7) Wrap-up of conference
- Session chairs present significant highlights of talks and challenges before us for the next conference (5 min each x 6 sessions = 30 min)
- Closing remarks by conference chairperson and announcement of next GGAA conference.
LEARN (Livestock Emissions and Abatement Research Network) meeting
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