Conference article

Energy consumption for most sectors in Cyprus is not well monitored and therefore their impact on greenhouse gases emissions has never been estimated. Thus; the aim of this study was to estimate the energy consumption in livestock breeding activities in Cyprus; and estimate the respective emissions of greenhouse gases. The energy consumption considered is related to all direct energy uses on a farm except transport. All data available from national sources have been taken into account and the consumption of energy per animal was estimated to be 401 kWh/cow; 624 kWh/sow and 0.618 kWh/chicken. The direct energy consumption in livestock breeding was estimated to be 53 GWh for 2008. The greenhouse gas emissions from this were estimated to be 15.6 kt CO2 equivalent of which 91% is CO2. The contribution of livestock breeding to the total agricultural energy consumption has been found to be 10-15%. Comparing the energy consumption per animal to other countries in a sample for which data was available; the consumption for Cyprus has been found for all animal species to be lower; mainly due to the warmer climatic conditions.

Direct energy consumption; Livestock breeding; Cyprus; Greenhouse gases emissions