Mitigation of enteric methane (CH4) presents a feasible approach to curbing agriculture's
contribution to climate change. One intervention for reduction is dietary reformulation, which …

Climate change brings challenges to cattle production, such as the need to adapt to new
climates and pressure to reduce greenhouse emissions (GHG). In general, the improvement …

In the last decade, several countries have included feed efficiency (as residual feed intake;
RFI) in their breeding goal. Recent studies showed that RFI is favorably correlated with …

Genomic selection (GS) offers a promising opportunity for selecting more efficient animals to
use consumed energy for maintenance and growth functions, impacting profitability and …

Simple Summary This paper explores the methane emissions from the livestock industry and
their large impact on climate change, with a particular focus on cattle. It emphasizes how …

Methane emissions in ruminant livestock has become a hot topic, given the pressure to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions drastically in the European Union over the next 10 to 30 …

Information on dry matter intake (DMI) and energy balance (EB) at the animal and herd level
is important for management and breeding decisions. However, routine recording of these …

In livestock sector, dairy animals alone produce 18% of the total greenhouse gas emissions
globally as methane (CH4). This Enteric methane is the largest component of total carbon …

Bos indicus cattle acquired very particular traits to thrive in distinct environments based on
the evolutionary adaptation process they have undergone, becoming particularly relevant for …

Selecting for lower methane emitting cows requires insight into the most biologically relevant
phenotypes for methane emission, which are close to the breeding goal. Several methane …