Fungal and ciliate protozoa are the main rumen microbes associated with methane emissions in dairy cattle.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mitigating the effects of global warming has become the main challenge for humanity in recent decades. Livestock farming contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, with an important output of methane from enteric fermentation processes, mostly in ruminants. Because ruminal microbiota is directly involved in digestive fermentation processes and methane biosynthesis, understanding the ecological relationships between rumen microorganisms and their active metabolic pathways is essential for reducing emissions. This study analysed whole rumen metagenome using long reads and considering its compositional nature in order to disentangle the role of rumen microbes in methane emissions.

Results

The β-diversity analyses suggested a subtle association between methane productio

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Garcia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8848325 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature