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ArticleAnimal bioscience2024

- Invited Review - The role of rumen microbiota in enteric methane mitigation for sustainable ruminant production.

Takumi Shinkai, Shuhei Takizawa, Miho Fujimori, Makoto Mitsumori

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Article in Animal bioscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Takumi ShinkaiNARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan.
Shuhei TakizawaNARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan.
Miho FujimoriNARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan.
Makoto MitsumoriNARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan.

Funding

Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution JPJ009237
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ruminal methane production functions as the main sink for metabolic hydrogen generated through rumen fermentation and is recognized as a considerable source of greenhouse gas emissions. Methane production is a complex trait affected by dry matter intake, feed composition, rumen microbiota and their fermentation, lactation stage, host genetics, and environmental factors. Various mitigation approaches have been proposed. Because individual ruminants exhibit different methane conversion efficiencies, the microbial characteristics of low-methane-emitting animals can be essential for successful rumen manipulation and environment-friendly methane mitigation. Several bacterial species, including Sharpea, uncharacterized Succinivibrionaceae, and certain Prevotella phylotypes have been listed as key players in low-methane-emitting sheep and cows. The functional characteristics of the unclassified bacteria remain unclear, as they are yet to be cultured. Here, we review ruminal methane production and mitigation strategies, focusing on rumen fermentation and the functional role of rumen microbiota, and describe the phylogenetic and physiological characteristics of a novel Prevotella species recently isolated from low methane-emitting and high propionate-producing cows. This review may help to provide a better understanding of the ruminal digestion process and rumen function to identify holistic and environmentally friendly methane mitigation approaches for sustainable ruminant production.

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BacteriodetesGreenhouse GasMethanePrevotellaRumenRumen Microbiota

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PMID37946422
PMCPMC10838666

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