A key tool for livestock producers to reduce costs, improve productivity, and contribute to environmental sustainability.
Livestock producers, technicians, professionals, and students in the livestock sector have a new opportunity to strengthen their capacities with the free online course "AlimenTro," a tool for decision-making in ruminant feeding systems. This training, offered within the framework of the international project "Local Innovations to Reduce Methane Emissions in Grazing Ruminants," is funded by the Government of New Zealand as part of its contribution to the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) and implemented by AGROSAVIA - Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation in Colombia (INTA) - in Argentina, with the collaboration of the University of the Andes in Colombia and the National University of Córdoba in Argentina. This project aims to reduce emission intensity (g of CO2 Eq/kg of meat) in beef production systems by 10% through the implementation of technological innovations developed in Latin America for quantifying and mitigating greenhouse gases (GHG).
The virtual course will be available from June 16 to October 31, 2025, and offers tools to optimize bovine feeding based on scientific data, providing direct benefits to the profitability of livestock systems and environmental sustainability. The course spans a total of 40 hours and is conducted entirely online. Upon completion, each participant will be able to apply the acquired knowledge to improve the efficiency of feeding systems in dairy and beef cattle farming.
Registration Open
Anyone interested in taking the course can pre-register at the following link: https://www.agrosavia.co/umbraco/surface/eventos/preinscripcion?idEven=17913
The course is based on the use of AlimenTro, an online system developed by AGROSAVIA that compiles nutritional information on forage resources available in different ecoregions of Colombia. This tool allows for the development of more efficient feeding protocols, which can translate into greater animal weight gain, reduced operating costs, and decreased CO2eq emissions per head of cattle.
Participants will learn to identify and analyze nutrients in forages, calculate forage mass, apply pasture management strategies, and conduct representative sampling for quality analysis, among other topics. They will also be able to interpret case studies that demonstrate how the proper use of nutritional data transforms traditional production systems into more profitable and environmentally responsible models.
To learn more about this initiative, watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZwgLmIx3YY&list=LL&index=4&t=1s
