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SynthesisNature food2026

Integrated bundled measures could halve reactive nitrogen losses and reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in global livestock systems.

Yubo Cao, Ling Liu, Tom Missellbrook, Pete Smith, Lin Ma, Hao Zhao, Xinpeng Jin, Lu Zhang, Gang Wang, Keren Ding and 10 more

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Synthesis in Nature food, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Yubo CaoNational-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Ling LiuCollege of Agronomy, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, National Engineering Research Center for Slow/Controlled Release Fertilizers, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.
Tom MissellbrookNet-zero and Resilient Farming, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4594-3606
Pete SmithInstitute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3784-1124
Lin MaState Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Hao ZhaoJiangsu Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Processes in Watershed, College of Geography and Remote Sensing, Hohai University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3507-6243
Xinpeng JinInstitute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Faculty of Science, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Lu ZhangState Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Gang WangKey Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Key Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China.
Keren DingAgResearch, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Xuan WangKey Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Key Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China. wx2008xw@yeah.net.
Yakai WangDepartment of Natural Resources and the Environment, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
Juan LiuSoil and Physical Science Department, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Hongge WangKey Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Key Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, China.
Zelong LiuSchool of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Atul KumarIPCA Centre for Waste Management and Research, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, India.
Yongqing GuoCollege of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Chenfeng TianCollege of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Zewen TanNational-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Weimin SunNational-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China. wmsun@soil.gd.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9300-6425

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32472845National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 42321005; U21A2035National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 42407307Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province tsqn202312146
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Simultaneous mitigation of reactive nitrogen and greenhouse gas emissions in livestock systems is a critical challenge for sustainable food production. Here we conduct a meta-analysis of over 3,000 empirical observations to assess the mitigation performance of integrated technologies within livestock farms. Mitigation options are categorized into low-cost and easily scalable technologies and precision-integrated technologies, with the latter performing better by reducing reactive nitrogen and non-CO

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Animal HusbandryGreenhouse GasesLivestockNitrogenReactive Nitrogen SpeciesAnimalsCarbon DioxideGreenhouse EffectManureCarbon DioxideGreenhouse GasesManureNitrogenReactive Nitrogen Species

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PMID42115362

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