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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>&nbsp;<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;</a> <span style="font-size: 80%">(1.69MB)</span></span>&nbsp;<br />
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			<td>Animal Selection, Genetics and Genomics Whitepaper</td>
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			RMG Network Workshop Report 
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			<td>&nbsp;</td>
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			<td>RMG Network Whitepaper</td>
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			RuMEN Taxonomy Framework Report 
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			<td>N<sub>2</sub>O Chamber Methodology Guideline Workshop Report</td>
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			SF<sub>6 </sub>Tracer Techniques Guidelines Workshop Report 
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