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ArticleMicrobiome2023

Effects of melatonin on rumen microorganisms and methane production in dairy cow: results from in vitro and in vivo studies.

Yao Fu, Songyang Yao, Tiankun Wang, Yongqiang Lu, Huigang Han, Xuening Liu, Dongying Lv, Xiao Ma, Shengyu Guan, Yujun Yao and 5 more

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Article in Microbiome, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yao Fu *College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Songyang Yao *College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Tiankun WangBeijing Changping District Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Beijing, China.
Yongqiang LuBeijing General Station of Animal Husbandry, Beijing, China.
Huigang HanCollege of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Xuening LiuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Dongying LvZhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xiao MaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Shengyu GuanCollege of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Yujun YaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Yunjie LiuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Haiying YuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Shengli LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Ning YangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Guoshi LiuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. gshliu@cau.edu.cn.
China Agricultural University · CNChina Animal Disease Control Center · CNNational Animal Husbandry Service · CNZhejiang Chinese Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMethane (CH

resultsMelatonin treatment significantly reduced methane production in both studies. The cows treated with melatonin reduced methane emission from their respiration by approximately 50%. The potential mechanisms are multiple. First, melatonin lowers the volatile fatty acids (VFAs) production in rumen and reduces the raw material for CH

conclusionThis study enlightens the potential mechanisms by which melatonin reduces rumen methane production in dairy cows. Considering the greenhouse effects of methane on global warming, these findings provide valuable information using different approaches to achieve low carbon dairy farming to reduce the methane emission. Video Abstract.

Indexed as

MelatoninAgricultureAnimalsCarbonCattleFemaleMethaneRumenCarbonMelatoninMethaneMelatoninMetabolismMethaneMicroorganismRumenVFA

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PMID37644507
PMCPMC10463863
OpenAlexW4386253162

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