Ruminant livestock are an important source of anthropogenic methane (CH 4). Decreasing
the emissions of enteric CH 4 from ruminant production is strategic to limit the global …

Ruminants produce edible products and contribute to food security. They house a complex
rumen microbial community that enables the host to digest their plant feed through microbial …

The agricultural production of ruminants is responsible for 24% of global methane
emissions, contributing 39% of emissions of this greenhouse gas from the agricultural …

Meat and milk from ruminants provide an important source of protein and other nutrients for
human consumption. Although ruminants have a unique advantage of being able to …

Ruminants are responsible for a large proportion of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
in the form of methane. This can be managed. It is a global initiative to increase productivity …

Rumen fermentation affects ruminants productivity and the environmental impact of ruminant
production. The release to the atmosphere of methane produced in the rumen is a loss of …

To meet the increasing demand for meat and milk, the livestock industry has to increase its
production. Without improving its efficiency, increased livestock, especially ruminant …

Increasing consumer concern in greenhouse-gas (GHG) contributions from cattle is pushing
the livestock industry to continue to improve their sustainability goals. As populations …

Ruminants have the remarkable ability to convert human-indigestible plant biomass into
human-digestible food products, due to a complex microbiome residing in the rumen …

Human activities account for approximately two-thirds of global methane emissions, wherein
the livestock sector is the single massive methane emitter. Methane is a potent greenhouse …