The rumen microbiome: a crucial consideration when optimising milk and meat production and nitrogen utilisation efficiency

C Matthews, F Crispie, E Lewis, M Reid… - Gut …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Methane is generated in the foregut of all ruminant animals by the microorganisms present.
Dietary manipulation is regarded as the most effective and most convenient way to reduce …

Rumen methanogens and mitigation of methane emission by anti-methanogenic compounds and substances

A Patra, T Park, M Kim, Z Yu - Journal of animal science and …, 2017 - Springer
Methanogenic archaea reside primarily in the rumen and the lower segments of the
intestines of ruminants, where they utilize the reducing equivalents derived from rumen …

Feed additives as a strategic approach to reduce enteric methane production in cattle: modes of action, effectiveness and safety

M Honan, X Feng, JM Tricarico… - Animal Production …, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Increasing consumer concern in greenhouse-gas (GHG) contributions from cattle is pushing
the livestock industry to continue to improve their sustainability goals. As populations …

The role of the gut microbiome in cattle production and health: driver or passenger?

E O'Hara, ALA Neves, Y Song… - Annual review of animal …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Ruminant production systems face significant challenges currently, driven by heightened
awareness of their negative environmental impact and the rapidly rising global population …

Methane production in dairy cows correlates with rumen methanogenic and bacterial community structure

R Danielsson, J Dicksved, L Sun, H Gonda… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Methane (CH4) is produced as an end product from feed fermentation in the rumen. Yield of
CH4 varies between individuals despite identical feeding conditions. To get a better …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis quantifying the potential of dietary additives and rumen modifiers for methane mitigation in ruminant production systems

AK Almeida, RS Hegarty, A Cowie - Animal Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasingly countries are seeking to reduce emission of greenhouse gases from the
agricultural industries, and livestock production in particular, as part of their climate change …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to mitigate enteric methane emissions from ruminant animals

T Tseten, RA Sanjorjo, M Kwon… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Antimethanogenic effects of 3-nitrooxypropanol depend on supplementation dose, dietary fiber content, and cattle type

J Dijkstra, A Bannink, J France, E Kebreab… - Journal of dairy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nitrooxypropanol (NOP) is a promising methane (CH 4) inhibitor. Recent studies have
shown major reductions in CH 4 emissions from beef and dairy cattle when using NOP but …

[HTML][HTML] Methane mitigation potential of 3-nitrooxypropanol in lactating cows is influenced by basal diet composition

S van Gastelen, J Dijkstra, JML Heck… - Journal of dairy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate whether the CH 4 mitigation potential of 3-
nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP) in dairy cattle was affected by basal diet (BD) composition. The …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of 3-nitrooxypropanol on rumen fermentation, lactational performance, and resumption of ovarian cyclicity in dairy cows

A Melgar, MT Harper, J Oh, F Giallongo, ME Young… - Journal of dairy …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study examined the effect of 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP), a substance under
investigation, on enteric methane (CH 4) emission, rumen fermentation, lactational …