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 …

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 …

Ruminant livestock are important sources of human food and global greenhouse gas
emissions. Feed degradation and methane formation by ruminants rely on metabolic …

The rumen microbiome has the important task of supplying ruminants with most of their
dietary requirements and is responsible for up to 90% of their metabolic needs. This …

The rumen is a complex ecosystem composed of anaerobic bacteria, protozoa, fungi,
methanogenic archaea and phages. These microbes interact closely to breakdown plant …

Metagenomics and high-throughput sequencing have greatly expanded our knowledge of
the rumen microbiome. Surveys of all 4 cellular microbial groups (bacteria, archaea …

Ruminant livestock are responsible for production of a portion of greenhouse gases,
particularly methane (61Tg/yr) which is believed to contribute to global warming and climate …

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 …

A 1000-cow study across four European countries was undertaken to understand to what
extent ruminant microbiomes can be controlled by the host animal and to identify …

Management of metabolic hydrogen ([H]) in the rumen has been identified as an important
consideration when reducing ruminant CH 4 emissions. However, little is known about …