Assessment of GHGs from Animal Agriculture with a Focus on Manure Application and Dairy Operations

It is widely acknowledged that greenhouse gas is the major contributor to global warming. The linkage between the burning of fossil fuels and global warming might be the first to come to mind when talking about global warming. Globally, carbon dioxide emission from the burning of fossil fuels is indeed the top source of greenhouse gas emissions, other types of greenhouse gas emissions are also noteworthy because gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide, have much greater warming potential than carbon dioxide.

This study is primarily a summary of the globe’s, Canada’s and British Columbia’s greenhouse gas emissions with a focus on animal agriculture. To have a better understanding of the greenhouse gas emissions from animal agriculture, a case study of a dairy farm was conducted, focusing on manure management of the farm.