Research Advances on Rumen Methanogenesis in Ruminants

  • WANG Kun ,
  • NAN Xuemei ,
  • XIONG Benhai ,
  • JIANG Linshu
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  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. Beijing Key Laboratory for Dairy Cow Nutrition, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China

Received date: 2020-03-30

  Online published: 2020-11-16

Abstract

Ruminants can convert plant materials that people can’t utilize directly into meat and milk products. However, ruminants emit about 100 million tons of methane into the environment every year, which not only exacerbates the global greenhouse effects, but also reduces feed utilization. This article reviewed the recent research progress in methanogenesis in the rumen, rumen microorganisms associated with methane emissions, measurement methods and strategies in mitigating methane emissions in order to provide a reference for studies of ruminant methane emissions.

Cite this article

WANG Kun , NAN Xuemei , XIONG Benhai , JIANG Linshu . Research Advances on Rumen Methanogenesis in Ruminants[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2020 , 32(11) : 5013 -5022 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2020.11.005

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