Inhibitory effects of condensed tannins (CT) on methane, hydrogen, total gas and volatile
fatty acid (VFA) formation were explored for the forage legumes Lotus pedunculatus (also …

Ruminant livestock represent the single largest anthropogenic source of the potent
greenhouse gas methane, which is generated by methanogenic archaea residing in ruminant …

Productivity of ruminant livestock depends on the rumen microbiota, which ferment indigestible
plant polysaccharides into nutrients used for growth. Understanding the functions carried …

High-throughput RNA sequencing offers broad opportunities to explore the Earth RNA
virome. Mining 5,150 diverse metatranscriptomes uncovered >2.5 million RNA virus contigs. …

Background Enteric fermentation by farmed ruminant animals is a major source of methane
and constitutes the second largest anthropogenic contributor to global warming. Reducing …

The degradation of plant cell walls by ruminants is of major economic importance in the
developed as well as developing world. Rumen fermentation is unique in that efficient plant cell …

Background Methane (CH 4 ) is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG), having a global warming
potential 21 times that of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Methane emissions from agriculture …

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

Methane emissions from livestock are a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions
and have become a focus of research activities, especially in countries where agriculture is …

Pasture-grazed dairy cows, deer, and sheep were tested for the presence of ammonia-hyperproducing
(HAP) bacteria in roll tubes containing a medium in which tryptone and …