Awassi sheep keeping in the Arabic steppe in relation to nitrous oxide emission from soil
Joint Authors
Hijazi, Umar
Berg, Werner
Musa, Samouil
Ammon, Christian
Bobrutzki, Kristina von
Brunsch, Reiner
Source
Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 0 (31 Oct. 2014), pp.46-54, 9 p.
Publisher
University of Bahrain College of Science
Publication Date
2014-10-31
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Sheep husbandry is the main source of income for farmers in arid zones.
Increasing sheep production on steppes may increase the greenhouse gas production.
The objective of this study was to investigate the nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from the steppes for Awassi sheep keeping and feed cropping in arid zones such as Syria.
The methodology developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was used to estimate N2O emissions.
A survey was conducted on 64 farms in Syria to gather data for analysis.
Precipitation and crop yield data from 2001 to 2009 were also used for calculation and modelling.
Sheep-keeping systems, precipitation, year and the region have significant effects on N2O emissions (p<0.05).
Emissions of N2O from lands with extensive, semi-intensive and intensive systems were 0.30 ± 0.093, 0.598± 0.113 and 2.243± 0.187 kg sheep1year1, respectively.
Crop production was higher in regions with high precipitation levels, which helped to reduce N2O emissions.
Using more residuals of wheat, cotton and soya as feed for sheep in the keeping systems evaluated may decrease the overuse of steppe regions and N2O emissions.
Nitrous oxide emissions of N2O from sheep-keeping areas can be reduced by changing sheep-keeping systems and increasing the crop production in arid zones through artificial irrigation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hijazi, Umar& Berg, Werner& Musa, Samouil& Ammon, Christian& Bobrutzki, Kristina von& Brunsch, Reiner. 2014. Awassi sheep keeping in the Arabic steppe in relation to nitrous oxide emission from soil. Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences،Vol. 16, no. 0, pp.46-54.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hijazi, Umar…[et al.]. Awassi sheep keeping in the Arabic steppe in relation to nitrous oxide emission from soil. Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Vol. 16 (Oct. 2014), pp.46-54.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hijazi, Umar& Berg, Werner& Musa, Samouil& Ammon, Christian& Bobrutzki, Kristina von& Brunsch, Reiner. Awassi sheep keeping in the Arabic steppe in relation to nitrous oxide emission from soil. Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. 2014. Vol. 16, no. 0, pp.46-54.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-410024
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 54
Record ID
BIM-410024