Brachiaria

Brachiaria is a grass for grazing widely planted in the tropics.

Special Grass for Livestock Could Cut Greenhouse Gases 2010

In other fields, like this one, a hybrid Brachiaria is planted between rows of legumes.

Special Grass for Livestock Could Cut Greenhouse Gases 2010

For example, in Latin America, they note that switching cows from natural grasslands to pastures sown with a more nutritious grass called Brachiaria can increase daily milk production and weight gain by up to three fold.

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"Even if only about 30 percent of livestock owners in the region switch from natural grass to Brachiaria, which is what we consider a plausible adoption rate, that alone could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 30 million tons per year," Thornton said.

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It noted that in Latin America, switching cows from natural grasslands to pastures sown with a more nutritious grass known as Brachiaria can increase milk production and weight gain by up to three fold.

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a more nutritious grass called Brachiaria can increase daily milk production and weight gain by up to three fold.

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Recent studies at an international agricultural research institute in Colombia have shown that a grass used to feed livestock, known as Brachiaria, could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and agriculture and reduce the use of commercial fertilizers.

Special Grass for Livestock Could Cut Greenhouse Gases 2010

"This is the florescence and each one of these is a seed," noted Indupulapati Rao who is studying Brachiaria at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Cali, the third largest city in Colombia.

Special Grass for Livestock Could Cut Greenhouse Gases 2010

At CIAT, scientists believe Brachiaria and its genes could have other benefits.

Special Grass for Livestock Could Cut Greenhouse Gases 2010

They have been fed a grass known as Brachiaria as well as experimental hybrids that could dramatically cut agriculture's contribution to global warming.

Special Grass for Livestock Could Cut Greenhouse Gases 2010