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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 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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<strong>Animal Selection, Genetics &amp; Genomics Network</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>Rumen Microbial Genomics Network</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>SF<sub>6</sub> Tracer Technique Best Practice Manual </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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<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" class="h7">CH<sub>4</sub></a><span class="h7"> Chambers Technical Manual</span>
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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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Guidelines for meausing 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 Guideline Workshop Report</a> <span style="font-size: 80%">(0.57MB)</span></span>&nbsp;<br />
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