The rumen microbiome plays a fundamental role in all ruminant species, it is involved in
health, nutrient utilization, detoxification, and methane emissions. Methane is a greenhouse …

The growing public concerns over chemical residues in animal-derived foods and threats of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria have renewed interest in exploring safer alternatives to chemical …

Livestock and aquaculture production is under political and social pressure, especially in the
European Union (EU), to decrease pollution and environmental damage arising due to …

The removal of antibiotic growth-promoters has led to an increased interest in alternative
means of manipulating rumen fermentation. In this review we consider one of the possible …

Saponins are steroid or triterpene glycoside compounds found in a variety of plants. Some
saponin-containing plants, mainly legumes, have been used as animal feed, but others are …

Three approaches to decrease ruminal methanogenesis which vary from commercial
accepted (yeast) to well verified but yet to enter widespread practical usage (organic acids) …

The feeding value of forage mixtures from permanent and temporary multi-species
grasslands cannot always be precisely defined. Indeed, the digestibility and feed intake of a …

Reducing methane emission from ruminant animals has implications not only for global
environmental protection but also for efficient animal production. Tea saponins (TS) …

The increase in the intensity of ruminant production determines changes in the rumen feed
conversion and thus, among other, may increase pool of greenhouse gases emission. The …

Pods of Samanea saman have been reported to be effective in mitigating methane (CH 4)
emissions in ruminants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of inclusion of S …