Seaweed and seaweed bioactives for mitigation of enteric methane: challenges and opportunities

DW Abbott, IM Aasen, KA Beauchemin, F Grondahl… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The need to become more efficient in agriculture and the food industry
exists parallel to the challenge of climate change. Meat and dairy production is the target of …

[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 …

Design, implementation and interpretation of in vitro batch culture experiments to assess enteric methane mitigation in ruminants—a review

DR Yáñez-Ruiz, A Bannink, J Dijkstra… - Animal Feed Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
In vitro fermentation techniques (IVFT) have been widely used to evaluate the nutritive value
of feeds for ruminants and in the last decade to assess the effect of different nutritional …

Evaluation of different essential oils in modulating methane and ammonia production, rumen fermentation, and rumen bacteria in vitro

G Cobellis, M Trabalza-Marinucci… - Animal Feed Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Various essential oils (EO) have been individually evaluated to mitigate methane and
ammonia production by rumen microbiota. Interactions between EO can affect their potency …

Climate change: Production performance, health issues, greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation strategies in sheep and goat farming

R Marino, AS Atzori, M D'Andrea, G Iovane… - Small Ruminant …, 2016 - Elsevier
Climate change is transforming the planet's ecosystem and threatening the well-being of
current and future generations. The livestock sector plays an important role in climate …

New tricks for old guys: Recent developments in the chemistry, biochemistry, applications and exploitation of selected species from the Lamiaceae Family

E Napoli, L Siracusa, G Ruberto - Chemistry & biodiversity, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lamiaceae is one of the largest families of flowering plants comprising about 250 genera
and over 7,000 species. Most of the plants of this family are aromatic and therefore important …

Manipulation of rumen fermentation and methane gas production by plant secondary metabolites (saponin, tannin and essential oil)–a review of ten-year studies

S Jafari, M Ebrahimi, YM Goh, MA Rajion… - Annals of Animal …, 2019 - sciendo.com
A wide range of plant secondary metabolites (PSM) have been shown to have the potential
to modulate the fermentation process in the rumen. The use of plants and plant extracts as …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of dried oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) plant material in feed on methane production, rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, and milk fatty acid …

DW Olijhoek, ALF Hellwing, K Grevsen… - Journal of Dairy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Essential oils (EO) from oregano may have antimicrobial properties, potentially representing
a methane mitigation strategy suitable for organic production. This study aimed to (1) …

Dietary supplementation of Rosmarinus officinalis L. leaves in sheep affects the abundance of rumen methanogens and other microbial populations

G Cobellis, Z Yu, C Forte, G Acuti… - Journal of animal …, 2016 - Springer
Background Rumen microbiome has a great influence on ruminant health and productivity.
Different plant extracts have been tested for their ability to modulate the rumen microbiome …

Essential Oil Blends with or without Fumaric Acid Influenced In Vitro Rumen Fermentation, Greenhouse Gas Emission, and Volatile Fatty Acids Production of a Total …

JO Alabi, DO Okedoyin, CC Anotaenwere, M Wuaku… - Ruminants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The growing interest in improving rumen fermentation and mitigating methane emissions
necessitates the use of essential oil blends (EOB) and fumaric acid (FA). This study …