| Ent_CH4 |
4176500.0525999996 |
DMI*EF_Ent |
enteric methane (kg) based on DMI and emission factor. From (Department of the Environment 2015)
|
| P_Weaners |
1.73 |
— |
(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).
|
| 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)
|
| Copra |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total copra meal fed (kg)
|
| All_CulledBreeders_Eco |
0.122245754804382 |
(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
|
| ProductTotal |
12029304.646 |
KG_PrimeCattle+KG_CulledBreeders+kg_Weaners |
Total production of cattle from this process (kg live weight)
|
| AF_Wheat |
— |
— |
Acid factor for wheat (kMol/kg) based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| N_LeachGW |
634244.2225 |
TotN_LeachGW-(TotN_LeachGW*EFN_Leach) |
N leached to ground water adjusted for N loss from N2O (kg).
|
| CC_Protein_Pellets |
0.405 |
— |
Carbon content 0.50 of protein_pellets as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| Calves_weaned |
29706.0 |
— |
(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).
|
| CC_Oats_graz |
— |
— |
Carbon content 0.40 of oats as delivered assuming moisture content of 70%
|
| AF_Copra |
— |
— |
Acid factor for copra (kMol/kg) based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| C_imported |
— |
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
|
| All_PrimeCattle_Eco |
0.8777542451956181 |
(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
|
| Molasses |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total molasses fed (kg)
|
| KM_Protein_pellets |
600.0 |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for protein_pellets (km)
|
| Elec_use |
565377.3183619999 |
Elec*ProductTotal |
Electricity used
|
| EFN_Leach |
0.0075 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Emissions factor for proportion of N leached released as N2O.
|
| KG_PrimeCattle |
9124627.161 |
— |
(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).
|
| Hay |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total hay fed (kg)
|
| NAAR_Inputs |
— |
(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)
|
| AF_Dry_mix |
0.012 |
— |
Acid factor for urea (kMol/kg) assuming 30% urea in dry season mix, based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| TotalTkmRoad |
— |
(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.
|
| 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/).
|
| All_CulledBreeders_Mass |
0.2414667822022337 |
kg_CulledBreeders/ProductTotal |
Mass allocation fraction for Culled cattle
|
| CC_Wet_mix |
— |
— |
Carbon content 0.0 of wet season mix as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| LEACH_N2O |
7532.0 |
— |
(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).
|
| All_Weaners |
— |
All_Weaners_Eco*EconomicAll+All_Weaners_Mass*(1-EconomicAll) |
Allocation being used by the inventory after applicaion of economic/mass allocation switch.
|
| DMI |
194255816.4 |
— |
(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).
|
| Protein_Pellets |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total protein pellets fed (kg)
|
| All_PrimeCattle |
0.8777542451956181 |
All_PrimeCattle_Eco*EconomicAll+All_PrimeCattle_Mass*(1-EconomicAll) |
Allocation fraction for culled breeding cattle based on ecnomic allocation of beef - default for AusLCI
|
| All_Weaners_Eco |
— |
(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
|
| F_Murrumbidgee_NSW |
0.0000104 |
— |
Fraction of Murrumbidgee, NSW, AU catchment in livestock region.
|
| P_fert |
114.0 |
— |
(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).
|
| SOC_change |
— |
— |
Change in SOC t C/ha/year in 0-30cm layer
|
| CC_Molasses |
0.347 |
— |
Carbon content 0.42 of molasses as delivered assuming moisture content of 17.5%
|
| Wet_mix |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total wet season lick (kg)
|
| F_South_East_Coast_NSW_VIC_and_SA |
0.99998956 |
— |
Fraction of South East Coast, NSW, VIC and SA, AU catchment in livestock region.
|
| ID_tags |
742650.0 |
Calves_weaned*ID_tag |
Weight of ID tags total (g)
|
| ID_tag |
25.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Weight of plastic ID tag individual (g)
|
| AF_Cattle |
0.34 |
— |
Acid factor for red meat (kMol/kg) based on (Slattery et al.).
|
| Vaccine_vol |
2.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Volume of individual vaccine (ml)
|
| Dry_mix |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total dry season lick (kg)
|
| Silage |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total weight of silage grown and fed (kg)
|
| DU_N2O |
16530.1 |
— |
(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).
|
| KG_Weaners |
— |
— |
(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).
|
| P_CulledBreeders |
0.756875 |
— |
(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).
|
| CC_Sorghum_graz |
— |
— |
Carbon content 0.44 of forage sorghum as delivered assuming moisture content of 70%
|
| All_PrimeCattle_Mass |
0.7585332177977664 |
kg_PrimeCattle/ProductTotal |
Mass allocation fraction for Prime cattle
|
| KM_Lick |
— |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for dry and wet season lick (km)
|
| NAAR_Cattle |
4089.9635796400003 |
producttotal*af_cattle/1000 |
Change in soil acidity (H ion eq) from export of cattle product
|
| MAN_CH4 |
1161.395264 |
— |
(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).
|
| PR_fert |
0.2 |
— |
Proportion of grazed area fertilsed with single superphosphate
|
| Fuel_use |
974373.676326 |
Fuel*ProductTotal |
Fuel used
|
| Wheat |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total wheat fed (kg)
|
| AF_Wet_mix |
— |
— |
Acid factor for urea (kMol/kg) assuming 30% urea in wet 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.
|
| CC_Dry_mix |
— |
— |
Carbon content 0.0 of dry season mix as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| AF_Cottonseed |
— |
— |
Acid factor for cottonseed (kMol/kg) based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| All_Culledbreeders |
0.122245754804382 |
All_CulledBreeders_Eco*EconomicAll+All_CulledBreeders_Mass*(1-EconomicAll) |
Allocation fraction for culled cattle based on ecnomic allocation of beef - default for AusLCI
|
| Cattle |
65379.0 |
— |
(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).
|
| C_added |
553348.013716 |
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.
|
| CC_Hay |
0.4 |
— |
Carbon content 0.44 of hay as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| AF_Molasses |
— |
— |
Acid factor for molasses (kMol/kg) based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| ATMOS_N2O |
7025.0 |
— |
(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).
|
| CC_Copra |
0.45 |
— |
Carbon content 0.5 of copra as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| KM_Molasses |
400.0 |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for molasses (km)
|
| Vaccine |
134818.0 |
(Cows+Calves_weaned)*Vaccine_vol |
Vaccine administered for clostridial and reproductive diseases (ml).
|
| HA_GRAZING |
107428.0 |
— |
(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).
|
| KM_Wheat |
— |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for wheat (km)
|
| AF_Protein_Pellets |
— |
— |
Acid factor for protein pellets (kMol/kg) based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| KG_CulledBreeders |
2904677.485 |
— |
(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).
|
| All_Weaners_Mass |
— |
kg_Weaners/ProductTotal |
Mass allocation fraction for Culled cattle
|
| CC_Silage |
0.2 |
— |
Carbon content 0.44 of silage as delivered assuming moisture content of 55%
|
| Cows |
37703.0 |
— |
(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).
|
| Oats_graz |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total area of forage oats planted and grazed (ha)
|
| P_PrimeCattle |
1.73 |
— |
(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).
|
| C_cattle |
553348.013716 |
CC_cattle*ProductTotal |
kg of biogenic carbon in cattle leaving the system as products
|
| BiogenicCO2 |
— |
SOC_change*3.667*HA_GRAZING*0 |
Total SOC change in units of CO2-eq
|
| CC_cattle |
0.046 |
— |
Carbon content 0.152 of cattle as delivered assuming moisture content of 70%
|
| Sorghum_graz |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total area of forage sorghum planed and grazed (ha)
|
| Anthelmintics |
134818.0 |
Cows*2+Calves_weaned*2 |
Number of doses of anthelmintic adimistered for internal parasites
|
| KM_Copra |
400.0 |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for copra (km)
|
| CC_Cottonseed |
0.45 |
— |
Carbon content 0.50 of cottonseed as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| AF_Hay |
-0.7 |
— |
Acid factor for hay (kMol/kg) based on (Baldock et al. 2009).
|
| KM_Hay |
100.0 |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for hay (km)
|
| CC_Wheat |
0.36 |
— |
Carbon content 0.40 of wheat as delivered assuming moisture content of 10%
|
| KM_Cottonseed |
400.0 |
— |
(3,1,1,1,1,na) Estimate of transport distance for cottonseed (km)
|
| TotN_LeachGW |
639037.0 |
— |
(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).
|
| Cottonseed |
— |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total cottonseed fed (kg)
|
| 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/).
|
| Evap_water_loss |
10994.0 |
— |
(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).
|
| Water |
550603007.0 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) Total drinking water intake (L/year)
|
| Lime_purity |
0.9 |
— |
(2,1,1,1,1,na) - fractional purity of limestone NIR 2023 (DCCEEW 2025).
|
| Tot_P_fert |
2449358.4 |
P_fert*HA_Grazing*PR_fert |
Total fertiliser applied as single superphosphate
|
