Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture Conference 2010

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