Heritability and genetic correlations of enteric methane emissions of dairy cows measured by sniffers and GreenFeed

A.E. van Breukelen; M.N. Aldridge; R.F. Veerkamp; L. Koning; L.B. Sebek; Y. de Haas

doi:10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_33

Heritability and genetic correlations of enteric methane emissions of dairy cows measured by sniffers and GreenFeed

A.E. van Breukelen^*, M.N. Aldridge, R.F. Veerkamp, L. Koning, L.B. Sebek, Y. de Haas

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Abstract

Before methane (CH4 ) emission can be mitigated with animal breeding, breath measurements have to be recorded on a large number of cows. Our aim was to estimate heritabilities for, and a genetic correlation between, CH4 recorded by GreenFeed and sniffers. Repeated records were available for CH4 production
(g/cow/day) by GreenFeed and for CH4 concentration (ppm) by sniffers. The data included 24,284 GreenFeed daily means from 822 cows, 172,948 sniffer daily means from 1,800 cows, and 1,787 daily means from both devices on the same day from 75 cows. Additionally, records were averaged per week. The datasets were analyzed using bivariate animal models. The results show that CH4 emissions recorded by either device has a moderate heritability (0.18-0.37). Furthermore, the genetic correlation between weekly mean CH4 recorded by GreenFeed or by sniffers was high (0.77). This suggest that the measurements can be used in the same genetic evaluations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP)
Subtitle of host publication	Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges
Editors	R.F. Veerkamp, Y. de Haas
Place of Publication	Wageningen
Publisher	Wageningen Academic Publishers
Pages	179-182
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9789086869404
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_33
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production: WCGALP 2022 - Rotterdam, Netherlands Duration: 3 Jul 2022 → 8 Jul 2022

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Conference	World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production: WCGALP 2022
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Rotterdam
Period	3/07/22 → 8/07/22

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Enteric methane emissions of dairy cows measured by sniffers and GreenFeed
Anouk van Breukelen (Speaker), Michael Aldridge (Contributor), Roel Veerkamp (Contributor), Lisanne Koning (Contributor), Leon Sebek (Contributor) & Yvette de Haas (Contributor)
3 Jul 2022
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van Breukelen, A. E., Aldridge, M. N., Veerkamp, R. F., Koning, L., Sebek, L. B., & de Haas, Y. (2022). Heritability and genetic correlations of enteric methane emissions of dairy cows measured by sniffers and GreenFeed. In R. F. Veerkamp, & Y. de Haas (Eds.), Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP): Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges (pp. 179-182). [33] Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_33

van Breukelen, A.E. ; Aldridge, M.N. ; Veerkamp, R.F. et al. / Heritability and genetic correlations of enteric methane emissions of dairy cows measured by sniffers and GreenFeed. Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP): Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges. editor / R.F. Veerkamp ; Y. de Haas. Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2022. pp. 179-182

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van Breukelen, AE , Aldridge, MN , Veerkamp, RF , Koning, L , Sebek, LB & de Haas, Y 2022, Heritability and genetic correlations of enteric methane emissions of dairy cows measured by sniffers and GreenFeed. in RF Veerkamp & Y de Haas (eds), Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP): Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges., 33, Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, pp. 179-182, World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production: WCGALP 2022, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3/07/22. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_33

Heritability and genetic correlations of enteric methane emissions of dairy cows measured by sniffers and GreenFeed. / van Breukelen, A.E.; Aldridge, M.N.; Veerkamp, R.F. et al.

Proceedings of 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP): Technical and species orientated innovations in animal breeding, and contribution of genetics to solving societal challenges. ed. / R.F. Veerkamp; Y. de Haas. Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2022. p. 179-182 33.

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