Impacts of Mootral on Methane Production, Rumen Fermentation, and Microbial Community in an in vitro Study.

ABSTRACT: Methane mitigation strategies have a two-sided benefit for both environment and efficient livestock production. This preliminary short-term in vitro trial using Mootral (garlic and citrus extracts), a novel natural feed supplement, was conducted to evaluate its efficacy on rumen fermentation characteristics, methane production, and the bacterial and archaeal community. The experiment was performed as a batch culture using rumen fluid collected from sheep, and Mootral was supplemented in three concentrations: 0% (Control), 10%, and 20% of the substrate (50% Grass:50% Concentrate). The rumen fermentation data and alpha diversity of microbial community were analyzed by ordinary one-way analysis of variance. The relative abundance and statistical significance of families and operational

SUBMITTER: Ahmed E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7863759 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature