Growth-enhancing technologies: a strategy to reduce the environmental footprint of Canadian beef production

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dc.contributor.authorBoonstra, Emily
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeMcGeough, Emma (Animal Science)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeGizaw, Getahun (Animal Science)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeBrewin, Derek (Agribusiness & Agricultural Economics)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorOminski, Kim (Animal Science) McAllister, Tim (Animal Science)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-03T14:55:24Z
dc.date.available2022-02-03T14:55:24Z
dc.date.copyright2022-01-19
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.date.submitted2022-01-19T23:09:21Zen_US
dc.degree.disciplineAnimal Scienceen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractAn examination of the relationship between growth-enhancing technologies (GET’s) and the environmental footprint of beef production systems revealed that cattle backgrounded and finished with GET’s had 3 to 7% lower GHG emissions (kg CO₂e kg boneless beef⁻¹) and 3 to 8% lower NH₃ emissions (kg NH₃ kg boneless beef⁻¹). In addition, GET-treated cattle required 5 to 11% less land (ha kg boneless beef⁻¹) and 6 to 12% less water (m³ H₂O kg boneless beef⁻¹) compared to GET-free cattle. These environmental impacts, along with economic viability and consumer preference and acceptance, must be assessed in a whole-system approach to determine the long-term sustainability of GET-free production in Canadian beef production.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2022en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/36260
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectAgricultureen_US
dc.subjectAnimal Scienceen_US
dc.subjectBeef productionen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental modelingen_US
dc.subjectGHG emissionsen_US
dc.subjectWater useen_US
dc.subjectLand useen_US
dc.subjectAmmonia emissionsen_US
dc.titleGrowth-enhancing technologies: a strategy to reduce the environmental footprint of Canadian beef productionen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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