Strategies used to reduce methane emissions from ruminants: Controversies and issues

B Króliczewska, E Pecka-Kiełb, J Bujok - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Methanogenesis plays a crucial role in the digestive process of ruminant animals. During
this process, methanogenic archaea produce methane as a byproduct of their metabolism …

Quantification of methane emitted by ruminants: a review of methods

LO Tedeschi, AL Abdalla, C Alvarez… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The contribution of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ruminant production systems
varies between countries and between regions within individual countries. The appropriate …

[HTML][HTML] Feed additives for methane mitigation: A guideline to uncover the mode of action of antimethanogenic feed additives for ruminants

A Belanche, A Bannink, J Dijkstra, Z Durmic… - Journal of Dairy …, 2025 - Elsevier
This publication aims to provide guidelines of the knowledge required and the potential
research to be conducted in order to understand the mode of action of antimethanogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Gas exchange, rumen hydrogen sinks, and nutrient digestibility and metabolism in lactating dairy cows fed 3-nitrooxypropanol and cracked rapeseed

MH Kjeldsen, MR Weisbjerg, M Larsen, O Højberg… - Journal of Dairy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fat in the form of cracked rapeseed and 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP, market as Bovaer) were
fed alone or in combination to 4 Danish Holstein multicannulated dairy cows, with the …

Potential use of seaweed as a dietary supplement to mitigate enteric methane emission in ruminants

M Wanapat, R Prachumchai, G Dagaew… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Seaweeds or marine algae exhibit diverse morphologies, sizes, colors, and chemical
compositions, encompassing various species, including red, green, and brown seaweeds …

[HTML][HTML] Feed additives for methane mitigation: Assessment of feed additives as a strategy to mitigate enteric methane from ruminants—Accounting; How to quantify …

A Del Prado, RE Vibart, FM Bilotto, C Faverin… - Journal of Dairy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Recent advances in our understanding of methanogenesis have led to the development of
antimethanogenic feed additives (AMFA) that can reduce enteric methane (CH 4) emissions …

[HTML][HTML] Feed additives for methane mitigation: Modeling the impact of feed additives on enteric methane emission of ruminants—Approaches and recommendations

J Dijkstra, A Bannink, GFS Congio, JL Ellis… - Journal of Dairy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, there has been considerable attention on mitigating enteric methane
(CH 4) emissions from ruminants through the utilization of antimethanogenic feed additives …

Mitigating methane emissions in grazing beef cattle with a seaweed-based feed additive: Implications for climate-smart agriculture

P Meo-Filho, JF Ramirez-Agudelo… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
The ruminant livestock sector considerably contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions.
This study investigates the effectiveness of pelleted bromoform-containing seaweed …

Relationship between dairy cow health and intensity of greenhouse gas emissions

K Džermeikaitė, J Krištolaitytė, R Antanaitis - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary There is increasing pressure on dairy systems worldwide to reduce
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Anticipated improvements in animal welfare and reduced …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism, effectiveness, and the prospects of medicinal plants and their bioactive compounds in lowering ruminants' enteric methane emission

MT Lambo, H Ma, R Liu, B Dai, Y Zhang, Y Li - animal, 2024 - Elsevier
Animal nutritionists continue to investigate new strategies to combat the challenge of
methane emissions from ruminants. Medicinal plants (MP) are known to be beneficial to …