PARASITE CONTROL AS A MEANS TO REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS IN COW-CALF PRODUCTION

Our overall goal is to determine to what degree parasites contribute to methane production in cow-calf operations and how they affect animal weight gain performance.We hypothesize that increasing parasite control in pastured cow-calf systems will reduce GHG emissions through improved animal weight gain performance and animal health, which otherwise can result in feed converted to more waste products, including GHG emissions.Efforts:This project will include the informal education of a post-doc, graduate students, and undergraduate technicians through experiential learning. The post-doc and students will be involved in aspects of the project including data collection, curation, and analysis. Members of the research team will gain experience and networking opportunities at state, regional, and national research conferences.