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<span class="h5">LIVESTOCK RESEARCH GROUP PROJECT REPORTS<br />
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In October 2010, the Livestock Research Group of the Global Research Alliance identified an initial set of priority projects that it considered would greatly assist the international research effort into livestock GHG mitigation. These 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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MAF agreed to fund these projects (or their first phases) and an RFP was issued in November 2010, administered by the NZAGRC. These first priority projects for the Livestock Research Group are now coming to an end and their project reports are available to download and read below. 
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			<td>Animal Selection, Genetics and Genomics Workshop Report </td>
			<td><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" /> Animal Selection, Genetics and Genomics...</a> <span style="font-size: 80%">(1.69MB)</span></span>&nbsp;<br />
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			<td>Animal Selection, Genetics and Genomics Whitepaper</td>
			<td>&nbsp;<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" /> Animal Selection, Genetics and Genomics Whitepaper</a> <span style="font-size: 80%">(0.57MB)</span></span>&nbsp;<br />
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			RMG Network Workshop Report 
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			<td>&nbsp;<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;<br />
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			<td>RMG Network Whitepaper</td>
			<td>&nbsp;<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 />
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			RuMEN Taxonomy Framework Report 
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			<td>&nbsp;<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;<br />
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			<td>N<sub>2</sub>O Chamber Methodology Guideline Workshop Report</td>
			<td>&nbsp;<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" /> N2O Chamber Methodology Guideline Workshop Report</a> <span style="font-size: 80%">(0.57MB)</span></span>&nbsp;<br />
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			<td>SF<sub>6 </sub>Tracer Techniques Guidelines Workshop Report</td>
			<td>&nbsp;<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" /> SF6 Tracer Techniques Guidelines Workshop Report</a> <span style="font-size: 80%">(0.55MB)</span></span>&nbsp;<br />
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