Emissions Factors by Animal Type in the Agriculture Sector
Species/Livestock category |
Annual N excretion
per head of species/livestock category (kg N animal-1 year-1) |
Emission factor for
Enteric Fermentation (kg CH4 head-1 yr-1) |
Emission factor for
Manure Management (kg CH4 head-1 yr-1) |
Dairy Cows | 70.26 | 40.00 | 2.00 |
Other Cattle | 49.88 | 31.00 | 1.00 |
Sheep | 11.96 | 5.00 | 0.15 |
Goats | 15.00 | 5.00 | 0.17 |
Camels | 36.43 | 46.00 | 1.92 |
Horses | 39.96 | 18.00 | 1.64 |
Mules and Asses | 21.83 | 10.00 | 0.90 |
Poultry | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
Other | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
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