Odd-and branched-chain fatty acids (OBCFA) in milk fat are largely derived from bacteria
leaving the rumen. The main OBCFA in milk of dairy cows are isomers of tetradecanoic acid …

Inspired by the health conscious consumer, several studies in meat producing domesticated
animals have been completed that have aimed at increasing the polyunsaturated fatty acid …

Decreasing enteric methane (CH4) emissions from ruminants without altering animal
production is desirable both as a strategy to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) …

The potent greenhouse gas methane (CH4) is produced in the rumens of ruminant animals
from hydrogen produced during microbial degradation of ingested feed. The natural animal …

Maximizing the flow of metabolic hydrogen ([H]) in the rumen away from CH4 and toward
volatile fatty acids (VFA) would increase the efficiency of ruminant production and decrease …

Despite the fact that the ruminant diet is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), ruminant
products–meat, milk and dairy–contain mainly saturated fatty acids (SFA) because of …

Enteric methane from ruminants accounts for about 11-17% of methane generated globally,
or 17-30% of methane from human activity. Methane arises from the activity of methanogens …

We report the production of two very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, arachidonic acid
(AA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), in substantial quantities in a higher plant. This was …

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 …

A technique is proposed that involves volumetric measurement of gas production in
phosphate and bicarbonate buffered in vitro incubations in syringes. Gas production is …