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ArticleJournal of the science of food and agriculture2025

Temperate seaweeds Himanthalia elongata and Fucus vesiculosus significantly reduce rumen methane emissions in vitro due to their high phlorotannin content.

Kayley Barnes, Maria Hayes, Farley Miller, David Yanez-Ruiz, Elisabet Jimenez, Lucy Dillon, Emmet Campbell, Philip McCarron, James Pickup, Sharon Huws and 1 more

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Article in Journal of the science of food and agriculture, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Can seaweed mitigate methane from cows on a global scale?Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Kayley BarnesSchool of Biological Sciences/Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9025-5519
Maria HayesFood BioSciences Department, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland.
Farley MillerSchool of Biological Sciences/Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
David Yanez-RuizEstación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Granada, Spain.
Elisabet JimenezEstación Experimental del Zaidín, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Granada, Spain.
Lucy DillonSchool of Biological Sciences/Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Emmet CampbellSchool of Biological Sciences/Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Philip McCarronSchool of Biological Sciences/Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
James PickupSchool of Biological Sciences/Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Sharon HuwsSchool of Biological Sciences/Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Katerina TheodoridouSchool of Biological Sciences/Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2848-5594

Funding

Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland (DfE)Professor John Glover Memorial Award 2024'SEASOLUTIONS' European project, European Union's Horizon 2020 696356
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGlobal food insecurity and the fact that food production contributes around 30% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a major planetary challenge. Ruminant products are widely consumed since they are macro- and micronutrient dense; however, ruminants produce enteric methane (CH

resultsAs expected, AT consistently reduced CH

conclusionAs a consequence of their high PT content, XHE and FV show promise for GHG mitigation in ruminants, thereby aiding ruminant food security. © 2025 The Author(s). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.

Indexed as

FucusMethaneRumenSeaweedTanninsAnimal FeedAnimalsCattleEdible SeaweedsFatty Acids, VolatileFermentationPhaeophyceaeRuminantsVolatile Organic CompoundsFatty Acids, VolatileMethaneTanninsVolatile Organic CompoundsAsparagopsis spp.Fucus vesiculosusHimanthalia elongatamethanerumenruminantseaweed

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PMID40600699
PMCPMC12439089

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