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<span class="h5">LIVESTOCK RESEARCH GROUP PROJECT REPORTS</span><br />
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In October 2010, the Livestock Research Group of the Global Research Alliance identified an initial set of livestock greenhouse gas mitigation priority projects.
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The projects included establishing research networks in rumen microbial genomics and animal genomics, producing best practice guidelines and technical manuals for the measurement of CH<sub>4</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>0, conducting a global survey of rumen microbial diversity, and the testing of a novel in-field CH<sub>4</sub> system. 
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A Request for Proposal&nbsp;was issued in November 2010, funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture &amp; Forestry and administered by the NZAGRC. 
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Project work began in 2011 and below are a selection of reports available from the projects:
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<strong>Network: Animal Selection, Genetics &amp; Genomics </strong>
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<span class="mix_file"><a href="user/file/32/GRA-A1-Animal-Selection-Genetics-and-Genomics-Network-White-Paper.pdf" title="Animal Selection, Genetics and Genomics Whitepaper"><img src="images/icons/icon_pdf.gif" border="0" alt="pdf" vspace="1" width="16" height="16" align="absMiddle" />&nbsp;ASGG Network&nbsp;Whitepaper</a> <span style="font-size: 80%">(0.57MB)</span></span>&nbsp;<br />
<span class="mix_file"><a href="user/file/31/GRA-A1Animal-Selection-Genetics-and-Genomics-Workshop-Report-May-2011.pdf" title="Animal Selection, Genetics and Genomics Workshop Report"><img src="images/icons/icon_pdf.gif" border="0" alt="pdf" vspace="1" width="16" height="16" align="absMiddle" />&nbsp;ASGG Network Workshop Report</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 80%">(1.69MB)</span></span>&nbsp; 
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<strong>Network: Rumen Microbial Genomics </strong>
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<span class="mix_file"><a href="user/file/33/GRA-A2-RMG-Network-Whitepaper.pdf" title="RMG Network Whitepaper"><img src="images/icons/icon_pdf.gif" border="0" alt="pdf" vspace="1" width="16" height="16" align="absMiddle" /> RMG Network Whitepaper</a> <span style="font-size: 80%">(0.27MB)</span></span>&nbsp;<br />
<span class="mix_file"><a href="user/file/34/GRA-A2-RMG-Network-Workshop-Report-Feb-2011.pdf" title="RMG Network Workshop Report "><img src="images/icons/icon_pdf.gif" border="0" alt="pdf" vspace="1" width="16" height="16" align="absMiddle" /> RMG Network Workshop Report </a><span style="font-size: 80%">(0.44MB)</span></span>&nbsp; 
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<strong>Best Practice Manual: SF<sub>6</sub> Tracer Technique</strong>
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<span class="mix_file"><a href="user/file/36/SF6-tracer-techniques-Guidelines-Workshop-report-Feb-2011.pdf" title="SF6 Tracer Techniques Guidelines Workshop Report"><img src="images/icons/icon_pdf.gif" border="0" alt="pdf" vspace="1" width="16" height="16" align="absMiddle" />&nbsp;SF<sub>6</sub> Guidelines Workshop Report</a> <span style="font-size: 80%">(0.55MB)</span></span>&nbsp; 
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Technical Manual: CH<sub>4 </sub>Chambers 
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For more information, click <a href="other,listing,70,technical-manual-on-respiration-chamber-designs.html" target="_blank" title="http://www.nzagrc.org.nz/other,listing,70,technica... - link will open in a new window">HERE</a>&nbsp; 
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Best Practice Guidelines: Measuring N<sub>2</sub>O emissions from agricultural soils using chamber methodologies 
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<span class="mix_file"><a href="user/file/35/GRA-B7-N20-Chamber-Methodology-Guidelines-Workshop-report-MAY-2011.pdf" title="N2O Chamber Methodology Guideline Workshop Report"><img src="images/icons/icon_pdf.gif" border="0" alt="pdf" vspace="1" width="16" height="16" align="absMiddle" /> N<sub>2</sub>O Chamber Methodology Guidelines Workshop Report</a> <span style="font-size: 80%">(0.57MB)</span></span>&nbsp;
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Survey: Rumen microbial diversity
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Report not available<br />
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