Special topics—Mitigation of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from animal operations: I. A review of enteric methane mitigation options

AN Hristov, J Oh, JL Firkins, J Dijkstra… - Journal of animal …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The goal of this review was to analyze published data related to mitigation of enteric
methane (CH4) emissions from ruminant animals to document the most effective and …

[HTML][HTML] Symposium review: Uncertainties in enteric methane inventories, measurement techniques, and prediction models

AN Hristov, E Kebreab, M Niu, J Oh, A Bannink… - Journal of dairy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ruminant production systems are important contributors to anthropogenic methane (CH 4)
emissions, but there are large uncertainties in national and global livestock CH 4 …

Ruminal pH regulation and nutritional consequences of low pH

J Dijkstra, JL Ellis, E Kebreab, AB Strathe… - Animal Feed Science …, 2012 - Elsevier
Volatile fatty acids (VFA) and lactic acid can build up in the rumen and reduce ruminal pH.
Low ruminal pH for prolonged periods each day can affect feed intake, microbial metabolism …

Quantification of methane emitted by ruminants: a review of methods

LO Tedeschi, AL Abdalla, C Alvarez… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The contribution of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ruminant production systems
varies between countries and between regions within individual countries. The appropriate …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Large-scale indirect measurements for enteric methane emissions in dairy cattle: A review of proxies and their potential for use in management …

E Negussie, Y de Haas, F Dehareng, RJ Dewhurst… - Journal of Dairy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of milk production through selection and management
of low-emitting cows require accurate and large-scale measurements of methane (CH 4) …

Methane emission by sectors: a comprehensive review of emission sources and mitigation methods

RO Yusuf, ZZ Noor, AH Abba, MAA Hassan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2012 - Elsevier
The global threat caused by increasing surface temperature has led to negative climate
changes. One of the greenhouse gases responsible for this global warming is methane. It is …

Dietary strategies to reducing N excretion from cattle: implications for methane emissions

J Dijkstra, O Oenema, A Bannink - Current Opinion in Environmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
Ruminants turn human inedible into human edible products, but at a cost of excretion of
various pollutants. Implications of dietary measures for cattle to reduce faecal and urinary …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-methanogenic effects of monensin in dairy and beef cattle: A meta-analysis

JADRN Appuhamy, AB Strathe, S Jayasundara… - Journal of Dairy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Monensin is a widely used feed additive with the potential to minimize methane (CH 4)
emissions from cattle. Several studies have investigated the effects of monensin on CH 4 …

Thermodynamic driving force of hydrogen on rumen microbial metabolism: a theoretical investigation

HJ Van Lingen, CM Plugge, JG Fadel, E Kebreab… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Hydrogen is a key product of rumen fermentation and has been suggested to
thermodynamically control the production of the various volatile fatty acids (VFA). Previous …

Quantifying the effect of monensin dose on the rumen volatile fatty acid profile in high-grain-fed beef cattle

JL Ellis, J Dijkstra, A Bannink, E Kebreab… - Journal of Animal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Monensin is a common feed additive used in various countries, where 1 of the associated
benefits for use in beef cattle is improved efficiency of energy metabolism by the rumen …