Determinación de la concentración Puntual de Metano, Amoniaco y Dióxido de Carbono Generado por la Producción Ganadera en fincas La cabaña, El paraíso, Silvania y El lago y la esperanza del Municipio de Arauca

Abstract

Livestock production does not stop its activity; Due to the high demand of population growth, this has become an alternative to generate income, among the gases emitted by cattle we find methane (CH4), which is one of the main natural greenhouse gases. The current problem is the excessive increase in livestock farms globally, emitting CH4 in a greater proportion, increasing the temperature and therefore climate variability, reducing natural resources. The emissions of methane, ammonia and carbon dioxide generated by cattle were evaluated through ruminal fermentation, their expulsion by fecal route and through the production of feed in production animals located on farms in the Vista Hermosa farm finca elíso , Founders finca el lago y la esperanza, Rosal finca la cabaña and Reserva finca Silvania of the municipality of Arauca. Subsequently, the sampling campaign was carried out, which is divided into different phases, as will be seen in the course of the development of the research, starting with a census of production and livestock management, data collection was carried out using the HawestE4000 gas detector equipment in three hours day, afternoon and night for ten days in each of the livestock production farms, of the gases that are currently increasing their atmospheric concentrations such as methane (CH4), ammonia (NH3) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Likewise, the meteorological factors of the study area were obtained. This information was provided by the IDEAM of the Santiago Pérez Quirós station; finally a graphic analysis of the sampled concentration levels was carried out, for this a compass rose was made determining its direction; as well as a map in ArcGIS to demonstrate its point scattering. The purpose of the project was to formulate strategies for reducing emissions of gases generated by the livestock sector that were shown by means of a technical information booklet through the records taken, in order that there is an improvement in the productivity of the territory already At the same time, it serves as sustenance for the implementation of projects in livestock farms at the local level that focus on reducing emissions to the atmosphere, since it is an issue that concerns large and small producers.