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Reducing methane production from ruminants – a practical approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

F.P. O’Mara  and
D.K. Lovett
F.P. O’Mara*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science and Production, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
D.K. Lovett
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science and Production, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
*
Email:frank.omara@ucd.ie
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Although methane production from enteric fermentation in ruminants has been studied for many years, it is only recently that research has focused on reducing methane production in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Many new and novel strategies are being researched, but this paper focuses on mitigation strategies that could currently be implemented from the knowledge already available.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 246 - 247
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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