Peer-reviewed articles, FAO books, technical reports and conference papers on livestock sustainability, greenhouse-gas quantification and water quality — across Uruguay, New Zealand, Kenya, Costa Rica and Italy.
Publications
& Research
BOOK · 2023 - FAO (Rome, Italy)
Pathways towards lower emissions
FAO global assessment of greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock agrifood systems and the mitigation options available across regions — a reference for governments and organizations shaping livestock climate policy.
SELECTED WORK
ARTICLE · 2014 - Sustainable Agriculture Research
Practices to reduce milk carbon footprint — Southern Uruguay
Peer-reviewed case studies of grazing dairy farms showing which management practices most effectively lower the carbon footprint of milk, with practical lessons for producers and policy.
ARTICLE · 2022 - New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
Phosphorus loss to groundwater from dairy-effluent soils
Peer-reviewed study showing how phosphorus from dairy effluent can move below the root zone and reach groundwater, with implications for effluent-irrigation limits and water-quality protection.
Ganadería bovina en América Latina: metano entérico y principales países emisores
Ganadería bovina en América Latina: metano entérico y principales países emisores
XXVIII Reunión ALPA / 8vo Congreso AUPA (Punta del Este)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.
2025
Peer-reviewed conference paper mapping enteric methane across Latin American beef production and identifying the region's leading emitting countries.
XXVIII Reunión ALPA / 8vo Congreso AUPA (Punta del Este)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.
2025
Peer-reviewed conference paper mapping enteric methane across Latin American beef production and identifying the region's leading emitting countries.
Water quality impact from soils receiving dairy factory wastewater
Water quality impact from soils receiving dairy factory wastewater
7th Symposium on Phosphorus in Soils and Plants (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; McDowell, R.; Condron, L.; Brown, J.
2022
Extended conference abstract summarizing how dairy factory effluent applied to land affects downstream water quality, from the 7th Symposium on Phosphorus in Soils and Plants.
7th Symposium on Phosphorus in Soils and Plants (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; McDowell, R.; Condron, L.; Brown, J.
2022
Extended conference abstract summarizing how dairy factory effluent applied to land affects downstream water quality, from the 7th Symposium on Phosphorus in Soils and Plants.
Comparison of greenhouse gas emissions from Uruguay and New Zealand dairy farm systems
Comparison of greenhouse gas emissions from Uruguay and New Zealand dairy farm systems
Conference proceedings (Colonia, Uruguay)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Ledgard, S.; Becoña; Astigarraga, L.
2017
Conference paper comparing greenhouse-gas emissions between Uruguayan and New Zealand dairy systems, drawing out how pasture-based management shapes each country's footprint.
Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Ledgard, S.; Becoña; Astigarraga, L.
by Conference proceedings (Colonia, Uruguay)
2017
Conference paper comparing greenhouse-gas emissions between Uruguayan and New Zealand dairy systems, drawing out how pasture-based management shapes each country's footprint.
The effect of milk productivity per cow on carbon footprint of dairy farms in Uruguay
The effect of milk productivity per cow on carbon footprint of dairy farms in Uruguay
Livestock Research Group Meeting, Global Research Alliance (Punta del Este)
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Astigarraga, L.
2012
Conference paper analyzing how per-cow productivity influences dairy carbon footprint, part of the early evidence base for Uruguay's low-emission dairy work.
Livestock Research Group Meeting, Global Research Alliance (Punta del Este)
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Astigarraga, L.
2012
Conference paper analyzing how per-cow productivity influences dairy carbon footprint, part of the early evidence base for Uruguay's low-emission dairy work.
Phosphorus Runoff in a Non-fertilized Soybean Production System of SW Uruguay
Phosphorus Runoff in a Non-fertilized Soybean Production System of SW Uruguay
Agrociencia Uruguay
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Baethgen, W. E.; Cadenazzi, M.; Capurro, M.; Sawchik, J.
2015
Peer-reviewed conference paper measuring phosphorus runoff from a non-fertilized soybean system, contributing field evidence on nutrient losses from cropping in southwest Uruguay.
Agrociencia Uruguay
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Baethgen, W. E.; Cadenazzi, M.; Capurro, M.; Sawchik, J.
2015
Peer-reviewed conference paper measuring phosphorus runoff from a non-fertilized soybean system, contributing field evidence on nutrient losses from cropping in southwest Uruguay.
Sustentabilidad ambiental de sistemas de producción de leche
Sustentabilidad ambiental de sistemas de producción de leche
V Congreso AUPA (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Astigarraga, L.
2014
Peer-reviewed extended abstract reviewing the environmental sustainability of dairy production systems and the indicators used to assess them.
V Congreso AUPA (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde Piquet, C.; Astigarraga, L.
2014
Peer-reviewed extended abstract reviewing the environmental sustainability of dairy production systems and the indicators used to assess them.
Relación entre las variables climáticas y del suelo con la pérdida de fósforo por escorrentía
Relación entre las variables climáticas y del suelo con la pérdida de fósforo por escorrentía
Congreso Uruguayo de Suelos (Colonia del Sacramento)
by Lizarralde, C.; Rubio, V.; Sawchik, J.
2014
Conference paper relating climate and soil variables to phosphorus losses in runoff, helping explain when and why nutrient loss risk is highest.
Congreso Uruguayo de Suelos (Colonia del Sacramento)
by Lizarralde, C.; Rubio, V.; Sawchik, J.
2014
Conference paper relating climate and soil variables to phosphorus losses in runoff, helping explain when and why nutrient loss risk is highest.
Diet and milk yield effect on milk carbon footprint of dairy farms in Uruguay
Diet and milk yield effect on milk carbon footprint of dairy farms in Uruguay
5th Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture Conference (Dublin) — Cambridge University Press
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Cadenazzi, M.; Modernel, P.; Becoña, G.; Astigarraga, L.
2013
Conference paper (Dublin) showing how cow diet and milk yield jointly shape the carbon footprint of milk, pointing to efficiency levers for lower emissions.
5th Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture Conference (Dublin) — Cambridge University Press
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Cadenazzi, M.; Modernel, P.; Becoña, G.; Astigarraga, L.
2013
Conference paper (Dublin) showing how cow diet and milk yield jointly shape the carbon footprint of milk, pointing to efficiency levers for lower emissions.
El impacto de la carga animal sobre la huella de carbono de la leche
El impacto de la carga animal sobre la huella de carbono de la leche
IV Congreso AUPA — Veterinaria, SMVU (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Astigarraga, L.
2012
Peer-reviewed conference paper examining how stocking rate affects the carbon footprint of milk, a key management variable for grazing dairy systems.
IV Congreso AUPA — Veterinaria, SMVU (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Astigarraga, L.
2012
Peer-reviewed conference paper examining how stocking rate affects the carbon footprint of milk, a key management variable for grazing dairy systems.
Variables que impactan sobre la huella de carbono de la leche
Variables que impactan sobre la huella de carbono de la leche
10º Congreso Nacional de Ingenieros Agrónomos (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Astigarraga, L.
2012
Peer-reviewed conference paper identifying the main drivers of milk's carbon footprint, guiding where management changes deliver the biggest emission reductions.
10º Congreso Nacional de Ingenieros Agrónomos (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde, C.; Picasso, V.; Astigarraga, L.
2012
Peer-reviewed conference paper identifying the main drivers of milk's carbon footprint, guiding where management changes deliver the biggest emission reductions.
Carbon footprint of grain production in Uruguay
Carbon footprint of grain production in Uruguay
19th ISTRO Conference (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde, C.; Modernel, P.; Becoña, G.; Picasso, V.; Astigarraga, L.
2012
Peer-reviewed conference paper estimating the carbon footprint of Uruguayan grain production, extending footprint analysis beyond livestock to cropping.
19th ISTRO Conference (Montevideo)
by Lizarralde, C.; Modernel, P.; Becoña, G.; Picasso, V.; Astigarraga, L.
2012
Peer-reviewed conference paper estimating the carbon footprint of Uruguayan grain production, extending footprint analysis beyond livestock to cropping.