| C_imported |
5187589.950999999 |
Dry_mix*CC_Dry_mix+Wet_mix*CC_Wet_mix+Hay*CC_Hay+Copra*CC_Copra+Molasses*CC_Molasses+Cottonseed*CC_Cottonseed+Protein_Pellets*CC_Protein_Pellets+Wheat*CC_Wheat |
kg of biogenic carbon in imported feed
|
| KM_Wheat |
— |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for wheat (km)
|
| CC_Protein_Pellets |
0.405 |
— |
Carbon content 0.50 of protein_pellets as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| AF_Protein_Pellets |
— |
— |
Acid factor for protein pellets (kMol/kg) based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| Cows |
152534.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Number of cows and heifers mated using herd structure from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014) with total livestock numbers from Agricultural Commodities data for five years from 2010/11-2014/15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016).
|
| F_Burdekin_River_QLD |
0.007578116 |
— |
Fraction of Burdekin River, QLD, AU catchment in livestock region.
|
| All_PrimeCattle_Mass |
0.6991520261217888 |
kg_PrimeCattle/ProductTotal |
Mass allocation fraction for Prime cattle
|
| KG_CulledBreeders |
11801976.11 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Quantity of Culled cattle sold (kg live weight) ? e.g. mature bulls, cows and spay cows >3 years old, calculated using herd structure from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014) with total livestock numbers from Agricultural Commodities data for five years from 2010/11-2014/15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016).
|
| DMI |
879209617.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) kg Dry matter Intake. (Calculated using FarmGAS (Australian Farm Institute 2010) based on methodologies in National Inventory Report (Department of the Environment 2015) using herd structure from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014) with total livestock numbers from Agricultural Commodities data for five years from 2010/11-2014/15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016).
|
| Drench |
102319.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Number of anthelmintic treatments for the herd.
|
| CC_Silage |
0.2 |
— |
Carbon content 0.44 of silage as delivered assuming moisture content of 55%
|
| KM_Lick |
255.375898 |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for dry and wet season lick (km)
|
| PR_fert |
— |
— |
Proportion of grazed area fertilsed with single superphosphate
|
| Water |
3973809355.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total drinking water intake (L/year)
|
| P_fert |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Fertiliser applied as single superphosphate 8.8% P (kg/ha/year). Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014).
|
| All_Weaners_Eco |
0.000000008612917874132397 |
(KG_Weaners*P_Weaners)/(P_PrimeCattle*KG_PrimeCattle+P_CulledBreeders*KG_CulledBreeders+KG_Weaners*P_weaners) |
Economic allocation fraction for Weaned cattle - default for AusLCI
|
| Silage |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total weight of silage grown and fed (kg)
|
| CC_Cottonseed |
0.45 |
— |
Carbon content 0.50 of cottonseed as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| P_CulledBreeders |
1.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Average price for Culled breeders ($/kg live weight sold) using Gross Margins from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014).
|
| Lime_purity |
0.9 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) - fractional purity of limestone NIR 2023 (DCCEEW 2025).
|
| KG_Weaners |
0.222483951 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Quantity of Weaners sold (kg live weight) - both sexes < 1 year old, calculated using herd structure from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014) with total livestock numbers from Agricultural Commodities data for five years from 2010/11-2014/15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016).
|
| All_PrimeCattle_Eco |
0.7657002886478956 |
(P_PrimeCattle*KG_PrimeCattle)/(P_PrimeCattle*KG_PrimeCattle+P_CulledBreeders*KG_CulledBreeders+KG_Weaners*P_weaners) |
Economic allocation fraction for Prime cattle - default for AusLCI
|
| HA_GRAZING |
2567165.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Hectares grazing land by Livestock Region (based on SA2 Level data from Agricultural Commodities data for five years from 2010/11-2014/15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016).
|
| Cottonseed |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total cottonseed fed (kg)
|
| CC_Hay |
0.4 |
— |
Carbon content 0.44 of hay as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| AF_Wheat |
— |
— |
Acid factor for wheat (kMol/kg) based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| ID_tag |
25.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Weight of plastic ID tag individual (g)
|
| All_PrimeCattle |
0.7657002886478956 |
All_PrimeCattle_Eco*EconomicAll+All_PrimeCattle_Mass*(1-EconomicAll) |
Allocation fraction for culled breeding cattle based on ecnomic allocation of beef - default for AusLCI
|
| NAAR_Inputs |
-2787.2197039999996 |
(Dry_mix*AF_Dry_mix+Wet_mix*AF_Wet_mix+Hay*AF_Hay+Copra*AF_Copra+Molasses*AF_Molasses+Cottonseed*AF_Cottonseed+Protein_Pellets*AF_Protein_Pellets+Wheat*AF_Wheat)/1000 |
Net change in soil acidity (H ion eq) from imported products (feeds, fertilizer)
|
| N_LeachGW |
619808.31 |
TotN_LeachGW-(TotN_LeachGW*EFN_Leach) |
N leached to ground water adjusted for N loss from N2O (kg).
|
| All_Weaners |
0.000000008612917874132397 |
All_Weaners_Eco*EconomicAll+All_Weaners_Mass*(1-EconomicAll) |
Allocation being used by the inventory after applicaion of economic/mass allocation switch.
|
| AF_Cottonseed |
— |
— |
Acid factor for cottonseed (kMol/kg) based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| EF_Ent |
0.0215 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Enteric Methane emission factor in kg methane per kg of DMI. From (Department of the Environment 2015)
|
| CC_cattle |
0.046 |
— |
Carbon content 0.152 of cattle as delivered assuming moisture content of 70%
|
| KM_Cottonseed |
400.0 |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for cottonseed (km)
|
| TotN_LeachGW |
624492.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) total N leached to ground water (kg). Calculated using FarmGAS (Australian Farm Institute 2010) based on methodologies in National Inventory Report (Department of the Environment 2015) using herd structure from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014) with total livestock numbers from Agricultural Commodities data for five years from 2010/11-2014/15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016).
|
| CC_Oats_graz |
— |
— |
Carbon content 0.40 of oats as delivered assuming moisture content of 70%
|
| EFN_Leach |
0.0075 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Emissions factor for proportion of N leached released as N2O.
|
| AF_Wet_mix |
— |
— |
Acid factor for urea (kMol/kg) assuming 30% urea in wet season mix, based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| C_cattle |
1804535.7071742616 |
CC_cattle*ProductTotal |
kg of biogenic carbon in cattle leaving the system as products
|
| DU_N2O |
81778.7 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) kg N2O from dung and urine. Calculated using FarmGAS (Australian Farm Institute 2010) based on methodologies in National Inventory Report (Department of the Environment 2015) using herd structure from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014) with total livestock numbers from Agricultural Commodities data for five years from 2010/11-2014/15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016).
|
| Fuel_use |
3177552.0061112 |
Fuel*ProductTotal |
Fuel used
|
| Anthelmintics |
102319.0 |
Cows*0+Calves_weaned |
Number of doses of anthelmintic adimistered for internal parasites
|
| AF_Molasses |
— |
— |
Acid factor for molasses (kMol/kg) based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| NAAR_Cattle |
13337.872618244544 |
producttotal*af_cattle/1000 |
Change in soil acidity (H ion eq) from export of cattle product
|
| AF_Dry_mix |
0.012 |
— |
Acid factor for urea (kMol/kg) assuming 30% urea in dry season mix, based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| EconomicAll |
1.0 |
— |
By default this is set to 1 for economic allocation of different cattle classes. For mass allocation set to 0.
|
| KM_Hay |
100.0 |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for hay (km)
|
| ProductTotal |
39229037.11248395 |
KG_PrimeCattle+KG_CulledBreeders+kg_Weaners |
Total production of cattle from this process (kg live weight)
|
| Sorghum_graz |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total area of forage sorghum planed and grazed (ha)
|
| ID_tags |
2557975.0 |
Calves_weaned*ID_tag |
Weight of ID tags total (g)
|
| SOC_change |
— |
— |
Change in SOC t C/ha/year in 0-30cm layer
|
| Fuel |
0.081 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Fuel (L diesel/kg LW of cattle sold) calculated from economic data reported in farm survey data from ABARES (http://apps.daff.gov.au/MLA/).
|
| MAN_CH4 |
19914.29672 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) kg Manure methane. Calculated using FarmGAS (Australian Farm Institute 2010) based on methodologies in National Inventory Report (Department of the Environment 2015) using herd structure from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014) with total livestock numbers from Agricultural Commodities data for five years from 2010/11-2014/15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016).
|
| ATMOS_N2O |
34756.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) kg N2O from N deposited from atmosphere. Calculated using FarmGAS (Australian Farm Institute 2010) based on methodologies in National Inventory Report (Department of the Environment 2015) using herd structure from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014) with total livestock numbers from Agricultural Commodities data for five years from 2010/11-2014/15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016).
|
| Elec_use |
1843764.7442867456 |
Elec*ProductTotal |
Electricity used
|
| P_PrimeCattle |
1.40625 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Average price for Prime cattle ($/kg live weight sold) using Gross Margins from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014).
|
| LEACH_N2O |
7360.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) kg N2O from leached N. Calculated using FarmGAS (Australian Farm Institute 2010) based on methodologies in National Inventory Report (Department of the Environment 2015) using herd structure from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014) with total livestock numbers from Agricultural Commodities data for five years from 2010/11-2014/15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016).
|
| Vaccine_vol |
2.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Volume of individual vaccine (ml)
|
| Cattle |
367646.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total number of livestock carried for the year using herd structure from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014) with total livestock numbers from Agricultural Commodities data for five years from 2010/11-2014/15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016).
|
| Ent_CH4 |
18903006.765499998 |
DMI*EF_Ent |
enteric methane (kg) based on DMI and emission factor. From (Department of the Environment 2015)
|
| All_CulledBreeders_Eco |
0.23429970273918657 |
(KG_CulledBreeders*P_CulledBreeders)/(P_PrimeCattle*KG_PrimeCattle+P_CulledBreeders*KG_CulledBreeders+KG_Weaners*P_weaners) |
Economic allocation fraction for Culled cattle - default for AusLCI
|
| KM_Protein_pellets |
600.0 |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for protein_pellets (km)
|
| AF_Copra |
— |
— |
Acid factor for copra (kMol/kg) based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| Vaccine |
509706.0 |
(Cows+Calves_weaned)*Vaccine_vol |
Vaccine administered for clostridial and reproductive diseases (ml).
|
| Wheat |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total wheat fed (kg)
|
| Calves_weaned |
102319.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Number calves weaned using herd structure from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014) with total livestock numbers from Agricultural Commodities data for five years from 2010/11-2014/15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016).
|
| KM_Molasses |
400.0 |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for molasses (km)
|
| F_NE_Coast_other_than_Burd_Fitz_QLD |
0.991737763 |
— |
Fraction of NE Coast other than Burd., Fitz.,..., QLD, AU catchment in livestock region.
|
| Copra |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total copra meal fed (kg)
|
| BiogenicCO2 |
— |
SOC_change*3.667*HA_GRAZING*0 |
Total SOC change in units of CO2-eq
|
| CC_Sorghum_graz |
— |
— |
Carbon content 0.44 of forage sorghum as delivered assuming moisture content of 70%
|
| Hay |
4092773.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total hay fed (kg)
|
| Molasses |
10231933.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total molasses fed (kg)
|
| C_added |
-3383054.243825738 |
C_cattle-C_imported |
Net carbon added by this process, from pasture into cattle less carbon output from cattle via respiration and manure. Assumes soil carbon is stable thorugh the process.
|
| Elec |
0.047 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Electricity (kWh/kg LW cattle sold) calculated from economic data reported in farm survey data from ABARES (http://apps.daff.gov.au/MLA/).
|
| Oats_graz |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total area of forage oats planted and grazed (ha)
|
| All_Weaners_Mass |
0.000000005671409939582698 |
kg_Weaners/ProductTotal |
Mass allocation fraction for Culled cattle
|
| P_Weaners |
1.95 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Average price for Weaners ($/kg live weight sold) using Gross Margins from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014).
|
| AF_Cattle |
0.34 |
— |
Acid factor for red meat (kMol/kg) based on (Slattery et al.).
|
| TotalTkmRoad |
6156064.774776135 |
(Dry_mix*KM_Lick+Wet_mix*KM_LICK+Hay*KM_Hay+Copra*KM_Copra+Molasses*KM_Molasses+Cottonseed*KM_Cottonseed+Protein_Pellets*KM_Protein_Pellets+Wheat*KM_Wheat)/1000 |
Total transport for inputs to the system in tkm. All assumed to be transported for articulated trucks.
|
| CC_Wheat |
0.36 |
— |
Carbon content 0.40 of wheat as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| All_CulledBreeders_Mass |
0.3008479682068013 |
kg_CulledBreeders/ProductTotal |
Mass allocation fraction for Culled cattle
|
| Wet_mix |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total wet season lick (kg)
|
| KG_PrimeCattle |
27427060.78 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Quantity of Prime cattle sold (kg live weight) ? e.g. steers/bullocks, heifers (2 and 3 year old), calculated using herd structure from Breedcow Beef CRC templates (Holmes et al. 2011), Gross Margin publications (Department of Primary Industries Parks Water and Environment 2015; New South Wales Department of Primary Industries 2016; Rural Solutions SA PIRSA 2015) and farm bench-marking programs (Department of Primary Industries 2014) with total livestock numbers from Agricultural Commodities data for five years from 2010/11-2014/15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016).
|
| CC_Wet_mix |
— |
— |
Carbon content 0.0 of wet season mix as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| Evap_water_loss |
73499.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Evaporative water loss from farm dams (ML). Potential evaporation from long-term annual Australian 5 km potential evaporation surface (Penman, 1981-2010; Donohue et al, 2013). Dam surface area from regional-scale surface hydrology polygons, Geoscience Australia (Crossman and Li 2015).
|
| CC_Dry_mix |
— |
— |
Carbon content 0.0 of dry season mix as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| Dry_mix |
6476783.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total dry season lick (kg)
|
| Protein_Pellets |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total protein pellets fed (kg)
|
| KM_Copra |
400.0 |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for copra (km)
|
| Tot_P_fert |
— |
P_fert*HA_Grazing*PR_fert |
Total fertiliser applied as single superphosphate
|
| CC_Copra |
0.45 |
— |
Carbon content 0.5 of copra as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| All_Culledbreeders |
0.23429970273918657 |
All_CulledBreeders_Eco*EconomicAll+All_CulledBreeders_Mass*(1-EconomicAll) |
Allocation fraction for culled cattle based on ecnomic allocation of beef - default for AusLCI
|
| CC_Molasses |
0.347 |
— |
Carbon content 0.42 of molasses as delivered assuming moisture content of 17.5%
|
| F_Gulf_of_Carpentaria_NT_and_QLD |
0.000684122 |
— |
Fraction of Gulf of Carpentaria, NT and QLD, AU catchment in livestock region.
|
| AF_Hay |
-0.7 |
— |
Acid factor for hay (kMol/kg) based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
