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SUNDAY WORKSHOP TITLES AND LEADS
| Workshop 1. Measurement techniques for methane emissions from livestock and livestock manure. [0900 – 1200 h] |
| | (1.1) | Whole animal chamber and hood techniques
Dr. Sean McGinn and Mr. Trevor Coates, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada |
| | (1.2) | SF6 tracer technique
Dr. Alan Iwaasa, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK, Canada
Dr. Cesar Pinares-Patino, AgResearch Ltd., Palmerton North, New Zealand |
| | (1.3) | Micrometeorological techniques
Dr. John D. Wilson, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada |
| Workshop 2. Measurement techniques for nitrous oxide emissions from livestock manure. [0900 – 1200 h] |
| | (2.1) | Chamber technique
Dr. Dr. Cecile de Klein, AgResearch, Invermay Research Centre, Mosgiel, New Zealand |
| | (2.2) | Micrometeorological techniques
Speaker TBA |
| Workshop 3. Modelling greenhouse gas emissions from animal agriculture considering
the steps in modelling, farming systems, and the functional unit. [1400 - 1700 h] |
| | (3.1) | Mechanistic modelling approach
Dr. Ermias Kebreab, UC Davis, Davis, California, USA |
| | (3.2) | Greenhouse Calculators
Dr. Helge Bonesmo, Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Norway |
| | (3.3) | Whole-farm Emissions approach
Dr. Karen Beauchemin, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada |
| Workshop 4. Use of molecular procedures to define the microbial ecology of
ruminal methanogenesis. [1400 – 1700 h] |
| | (4.1) | Use of DDGE to define the microbial ecology of methanogenesis
Dr. Leluo Guan, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada |
| | (4.2) | Metagenomic applications for characterization and mitigation of ruminal methane production.
Dr. Mark Morrison, CSIRO Livestock Industries, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia |
| | (4.3) | Real time and conventional procedures to identify and enumerate ruminal methanogens and other ruminal populations involved in electron transfer.
Dr. Trevor Alexander, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada |
| Workshop 5. Biogas technology use and greenhouse gas emissions. [1400 – 1700 h] |
| | (5.1) | Laboratory Models
Mr. Brandon Gilroyd, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada |
| | (5.2) | Farm and Industry Models
Mr. Dennis Hodgkinson, DGH Engineering Ltd., St. Andrews, MB, Canada |
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