Poster Presentations
1500 - 1610 Tuesday, October 5
Afternoon Session (4) Mitigation strategies for enteric methane
Session Chair: Dr. Michael Kreuzer, ETH Zürich, Inst. F. Nutztierwissenschaften, Zürich
Methane production and kinetic fermentation from diets containing different products of soy. José Cardoso de Araújo Neto, Venia Rodrigues Vasconcelos, Adibe Luiz Abdalla, Ives Claudio da Silva Bueno, Maria Regina Santos R. Peshanha, Lucio Aparecido Castilho and Arnaud Alves Azevedo, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Piracuruca, Piauí, Brazil
Effects of dietary forage to concentrate ratio on nutrient digestibility and methane emission from Sika deer and Korean native black goats. Dong-Hua Li, Su-Hun Kim and Sang-Rak Lee, Department of Animal Science and Environment, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Evaluating the grazing and methane emissions of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciaefolia Scop.) compared to alfalfa and grass mixed pastures grown in western Canada. Alan Dale Iwaasa, Alex Chaves and Sean McGinn, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK, Canada
Relationship between fatty acid content of perennial ryegrass and in vitro methane production. C. Quinlan, A. K. Kelly, M. Cristilli, B. M. Lynch and T. M. Boland, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
Methane suppressing effect of flaxseed in diets containing hay or silage. Yi-Hua Chung, Mao-Long He, Sean M. McGinn, Tim A. McAllister and Karen A. Beauchemin, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Glycerol as a feed supplement for ruminants: Ruminal degradation rate and in vitro fermentation characteristics and methane production. Se-Young Lee, Sang-Moon Lee, Young-Bae Cho, Chang-Hyun Kim and Seongwon Seo, Institute of Agricultural Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Tropical tanniniferous legumes used as an alternative to mitigate sheep enteric methane production. G. D. Moreira, H. Louvandini, C. McManus, P.M.T. Lima, O. Primavesi, C. Longo and A. L. Abdalla, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
The effect of ground ear maize based diets on the performance, nutrient digestibility, enteric methane emissions and rumen fermentation characteristics of beef. Bridget Lynch, D. A. Kenny and T. M. Boland, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
Determination of the methane mitigating potential of garlic oil and one of its major ingredients, diallyl disulfide, in sheep. Fenja Klevenhusen, Stéphane Duval, Michael Kreuzer and Carla R. Soliva, Institute of Plant, Animal and Agroecosystem Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland
Repeatability of methane emission from sheep. Cesar Pinares-Patino, H. Clark, J. C. McEwan, K. G. Dodds and E. Cardenas, AgResearch Ltd., Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Methane emissions from cattle stocked at high density and fed at three different feeding levels. Cesar Pinares-Patino, J. Laubach, E. Cardenas, G. Molano, S. McLean, E. Sandoval and G. Taylor. AgResearch Ltd., Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Efficacy of phenolics from medicinal and aromatic plants on methane suppression in vitro. Raghavendra Bhatta, Luna Baruah, M. Saravanan and K. T. Sampath, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Effects of in vitro rumen protection of soybean meal coated with supplemental fats on digestibility and gas production rate using gas test technique. M. H. Palizdar, H. Sadeghipanah, H. Amanlou, K. Nazer Adl, A. Mirhadi and H. Mohammadian-Tabrizi, Islamic Azad University of Shabestar, Tabriz, Shabestar, Iran
Decreasing gas production rate and ruminal digestibility of barley grain using a fat coating method. H. Mohammadian-Tabrizi, H. Sadeghipanah, M. Chamani, Y. Ebrahim-Nejad, H. Fazaeli, A. Mirhadi and M. H. Palizdar, Azad Islamic University of Chalous, Chalous, Mazandaran, Iran
Natural additives to dairy cow rations as potential factors in decreasing methane emission. Adam Cieslak, Pawel Zmora, Emilia Pers-Kamczyc and Malgorzata Szumacher-Strabel, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland
Methane mitigation by plant pigments and antioxidants in rumen fluid involves degradation of the active compounds. P. M. Becker, P. G. van Wikselaar, J. Ilgenfritz, C. H. Franz and K. Zitterl-Eglseer, Animal Sciences Group of Wageningen University, Lelystad, The Netherlands
Effects of NDF and NFC digestibility on methane emission of lactating Holstein dairy cows fed grass silage based total mixed ration. Hirotaka Kasuya and Junichi Takahashi, Konsen Agricultural Research Centre, Nakashibetu, Hokkaido, Japan
Cashew nut shell liquid, a novel candidate additive for ruminants: Its potency as a methane-reducing and propionate-enhancing agent. Yasuo Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Yu Watanabe, Satoshi Koike, Masami Mochizuki and Kyo Magashima, Research Facility of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Effect of feeding fresh white clover (Trifolium repens) or perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) on methane emissions from sheep. Kirsty Hammond, S. O. Hoskin, C. S. Pinares-Patino, J. L. Burke, G. C. Waghorn and S. Muetzel, AgResearch Ltd., Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Effect of neutral detergent fibre content of grass silage on in vitro methane production. Silje Hanche-Olsen, Lucia Holtshausen, Karen A. Beauchemin, Odd Magne Harstad, Tim A. McAllister, Silje K. Nes and Harald Volden, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ǻs, Akershus, Norway
Effect of C18 fatty acid supplementation of grazing dairy cows on enteric methane, ammonia and volatile fatty acid production. Jason Rowntree, K. M. Pierce, F. Buckley, D. A. Kenny, and T. M. Boland, University College Dublin Lyons Research Farm, Newcastle, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Effect of lactose ureide on methane emission and ruminal fermentation in vitro. Takehiro Nishida, Satoru Hayasaki, Katsuya Kida, Tetsuro Matsumoto and Junichi Takahashi, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Comparison of cold pressed canola, brewers grains and hominy meal as dietary supplements suitable for reducing enteric methane emissions from lactating dairy cows. Peter J. Moate, S. Richard, O. Williams, Chris Grainger, Murray C. Hannah and Richard J. Eckard, Department of Primary Industries, Ellinbank, Victoria, Australia
Effect of hydrogen peroxide administration on ruminal fermentation of sheep in vivo. Kiyoshi Hirakawa, Tetsuro Matsumoto, Hikari Nishigaki, Reina Asa-Morikawa, Yasuhiro Mihara and Junichi Takahashi, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan
Effect of hydrogen peroxide addition on ruminal fermentation in vitro. Kiyoshi Hirakawa, Tetsuro Matsumoto, Reina Asa-Morikawa, Hikari Nishigaki, Yasuhiro Mihara and Junichi Takahashi, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan
Effect of different oils and plant extracts on methane production from in vitro ruminal fermentation. Tonje Marie Storlien, Odd Magne Harstad, Tim A. McAllister, Nelmy Narvaez and Yuxi Wang, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ǻs, Akershus, Norway
Effect of different molecular-weight condensed tannin fractions from Leucaena forage on methane production. Juan Boo Liang, Xiao Dan Huang, Hui Yin Tan, Rosiyah Yahya and Yin Wan Ho, Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Tea saponins inhibit ruminal methane emission through the inhibitory effect on protozoa in Hu sheep. Yi-yi Zhou, Hui-ling Mao, Fang Jiang, Jia-kun Wang, Jian-Xin Liu and Chris McSweeney, Institute of Dairy Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P. R. China
A meta-analysis of malate effects on ruminal batch cultures. Emilio M. Ungerfeld and Robert J. Forster, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Fibrolytic potential of anaerobic fungi (Piromyces sp.) isolated from wild cattle and wild blue bull in pure culture and effect of their addition on in vitro fermentation of wheat straw and methane emission by rumen fluid of buffaloes. Shyam Sundar Paul, Sitangshu M. Deb, Balbir S. Punia, Dharminder Singh and Rajv Kumar, Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Nabha, Punjab, India
Tannin-free and tanniniferous legumes in lactating dairy diets reduce in vitro methane production in continuous cultures. Jong-Su Eun, C. M. Williams, J. W. MacAdam, A. J. Young and V. Fellner, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
Greenhouse gas production in finisher pigs is affected by dietary protein content and diet ingredients. Soenke Moehn, Jakob K. A. Atakora and Ronald O. Ball, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Effect of phytase-xylanase supplementation to wheat-based diets on energy metabolism and greenhouse gas production in growing-finishing pigs. Soenke Moehn, Jakob K. A. Atakora and Ronald O. Ball, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Effect of fresh reproductive forage chicory (Cichorium intybus) and perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) on methane emissions from sheep. Xuezhao Sun, Simone O. Hoskin, Stefan Muetzel, German Molano and Harry Clark, AgResearch Ltd., Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Dietary linseed supplementation decreases methane production of growing bulls. M. Eugene, C. Martin, M. M. Mialon, D. Krauss, G. Renand and M. Doreau, French National Institute for Agricultural Research, Saint Genès Champanelle, France
Effect of supplementing forage-based diets for late-gestation wintering beef cows with dried distillers grains plus solubles or rolled barley grain on methane emissions. Hushton C. Block, Alan D. Iwaasa, Clayton D. Robins and Shannon L. Scott, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Brandon, MB, Canada
Effect of tannin rich sorghum on performance and in vivo enteric methane production in sheep. Patricia Barbosa Godoy Schiavinatto, Adibe Luiz Abdalla, Bernardo Berenchtein, Patricia Pimentel Santos, Helder Louvandini and Ciniro Costa, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Effect of easily fermentable carbohydrates on methane production at different pH values. Hanne H. Hansen, Mirko Cattani, Sina Safayi, Bjarne W. Strobel, Sten Struwe, Peter Westermann, Franco Tagliapietra and Ida Hindrichsen, University of Copenhagen, Department of Large Animal Sciences, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Potential of California chaparral plants to mitigate in vitro methane emissions and ammonia levels in rumen fluid. Nelmy Narvaez, Yuxi Wang, Zhong Xu and Tim McAllister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Enteric methane production from conventional and non-conventional feed ingredients based complete feeds. J. S. Lamba, M. Wadhwa and M.P. S Bakshi, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Evaluating the effects of tannins on the extent and rate of in vitro measured gas and methane production using the Automated Pressure Evaluation System (APES). W. F. Pellikaan, J. Leenaars, L.J.G.M. Bongers, S. Van Laar-van Schuppen and Harvey Mueller, Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Effect of dietary forage to concentrate ratio on lactation performance and methane emission from dairy cows. Matias Aguerre, M. A. Wattiaux, J. M. Powell and G. A. Broderick, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
Effects of babassu palm (Orbignya phalerata) co-products in sheep diet upon nutrient digestibility and enteric methane production. Vânia Rodrigues Vasconcelos, Laí Alves Dantas Filho, Marcia Moreno Ramos Azevedo and Adibe Luiz Abdalla, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Physiological status can affect methane yield in sheep fed Lucerne pellets. Stefan Muetzel, Simone O. Hoskin, Chris Grainger and Harry Clark, AgResearch Ltd., Palmerston North, New Zealand
In vitro ruminal methane production, enzyme activity and post ruminal protein digestibility of tanniniferous tropical plants. Yosra Ahmed Soltan, Adibe Luiz Abdalla, Amr Salah Morsy, Sobhy Mohamed Ahmed Sallam, Bernardo Berenchtein and Rafael Canonenco De Araujo, University of Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Dietary nitrate persistently reduces enteric methane production in lactating dairy cows. S. M. van Zijderveld, J. Dijkstra, W.J.J. Gerrits, J. R. Newbold and H. B. Perdok, Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
The impact of grazing management on in vitro methane emissions of perennial ryegrass sampled throughout the growing season. Peter Purcell, Martin O'Brien, Tommy Boland, Michael O'Donovan and Padraig O'Kiely, Teagasc, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland
Reducing dietary protein in sow diets can reduce greenhouse gas production. Soenke Moehn, Jakob K. A. Atakora, Janine McMillan and Ronald O. Ball, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Poultry litter as a source of minerals for growing calves fed corn silage. Hamed Mohamed Gaafar, K.F.A. El-Riedy and R. M. Abou-Aiana, Animal Production Research Institute, Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
Productive and reproductive performance of lactating cows and buffaloes fed total mixed rations. Hamed Mohamed Gaafar, A.M.A. El-Din Mohi and M. I. Basiuoni, Animal Production Research Institute, Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
Enteric methane research review. David John Cottle, John Nolan and Steve Wiedermann, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Abatement of ruminal methanogenesis by supplementing different bioactive compounds of garlic oil as determined in Rusitec. Carla R. Soliva, Sergej Amelchanka, Stéphane M. Duval and Michael Kreuzer, ETH Zürich, Institute of Plant, Animal and Agroecosystem Science, Zurich, Switzerland
Evolution of methane formation of bulls supplemented with Acacia tannins, maca or lupines during fattening. Sabrina Maria Staerfl, Michael Kreuzer and Carla Riccarda Soliva, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Rumen fermentation and production effects of Origanum vulgare L. in lactating dairy cows. Alexander N. Hristov, J. A. Tekippe, K. S. Heyler, T. W. Cassidy, V. D. Zheljazkov, S. K. Karnati and G. Varga, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Methane production in Thai native beef cattle fed low quality roughage based diets. Kritapon Sommart, K. Kongphitee, M. Otsuka, S. Udchachon amd A. Takenaka, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Methane output of various ensiled feeds determined using the in vitro gas production technique. E. J. Mc Geough, D. A. Kenny, M. O'Brien and P. O'Kiely, Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland
The effect of tea waste on methane production in Ongole crossbred cattle. Agung Purnomoadi, M. F. Harlistyo, R. Adiwinarti, E. Rianto, O. Enishi and M. Kurihara, Diponegoro University, Faculty of Animal Agriculture, UNDIP Tembalang Campus, Semarang, Indonesia
Nutritional evaluation of baby corn husk - A new feed resource for livestock. M.P.S. Bakshi and M. Wadhwa, Department of Animal Nutrition, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Effect of essential oils dissolved in different solvents on the in vitro enteric methane production. M. Wadhwa, J. S. Hundal, K. Kaur and M.P.S. Bakshi, Department of Animal Nutrition, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Including essential oils in ruminal batch cultures or in diets fed to lactating dairy cows: Effects on methane emissions. Sarah J. Meale, A. V. Chaves, I. Schei, T. A. McAllister, A. D. Iwaasa, W. Z. Yang and C. Benchaar, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
A comparative genomics analysis of rumen methanogens. Eric Altermann, William Kelly, Sinead Leahy, Suzanne Lambie, Peter H. Janssen and Graeme Attwood, AgResearch Limited, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Immunological tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Neil Wedlock, Gina Pedersen, Tania Wilson, Justine Baker, Debjit Dey, Peter Janssen and Bryce Buddle, AgResearch, Hopkirk Research Institute, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Effects of diet rich in "fibre" or in "starch and lipid" on environmental impacts of bull-fattening system. T.T.H. Nguyen, M. Eugene, H.M.G. van der Werf, G. Chesneau, M. M. Mialon and M. Doreau, INRA, Saint-Genès-Champanelle, France
Different physical forms of rapeseed as fat source to reduce enteric methane emission from dairy cows. Maike Johannes, Anne Louise Frydendahl Hellwing, Peter Lund, Martin Riis Weisbjerg and Torben Hvelplund, Aarhus University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Tjele, Denmark
Australian native plant Eremophila glabra affects fermentability and reduces methane output from a sheep diet fermented in artificial rumen (Rusitec). Zoey Durmic, Christophe Raphalen and Phil Vercoe, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Improving milk nutritional and environmental value with flaxseed supplemented diets. Julia Laurain, Guillaume Chesneau, Guillaume Mairesse, Mathieu Guillevic, Nancy Hirshberg and Pierre Weill, Valorex, Combourtille, France
Effect of digestibility of grass-clover silage and concentrate to forage ratio on methane emission from dairy cows. Anne Louise Frydendahl Hellwing and Martin Riis Weisbjerg, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Aarhus University, Tjele, Denmark
Monitoring of methane and hydrogen production from the rumen of cows fed cashew (Anacardium occidentale) nut shell liquid. Takumi Shinkai, Makoto Mitsumori, Osam Enishi, Akio Takenaka and Yasuo Kobayashi, National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Effects of medium chain fatty acids and a formulated product of their mixture on rumen fermentation in vitro. Dai Sawada, S. Koike, T. Yasui and Y. Kobayashi, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Effects of an iodo-propane and cyclodextrin complex supplement on methane production, ruminal fermentation and digestibility in Korean native cattle. Young Kyoon Oh, Chang Won Kim, Kyoung Hoon Kim, Sang Cheol Lee, Seong Koo Hong, Young Joo Seol and Kyu Hyun Park, National Institute of Animal Science, Suwon, GyungGi-Do, Korea
Methane production by lactating dairy cows fed diets containing allicin, glycerol or naked oats. Christopher K. Reynolds, D. J. Humphries, P. Kirton, L. A. Crompton, J.A.N. Mills and D. I. Givens, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, UK
Methane output in dairy cows in response to long-term feeding of grass-based diets supplemented with linseed or rapeseed. C. Martin, D. Pomiès, A. Ferlay, M. Eugène, B. Martin, M. Doreau and Y. Chilliard, INRA, Saint Genès Champanelle, France
Effect of oral nitroethane administration on enteric methane emissions and ruminal fermentation in cattle. E. G. Brown, R. C. Anderson, G. E. Carstens, H. Gutierrez-Bañuelos, L. J. Slay, T. R. Callaway and D. J. Nisbet, Department of Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA
Evaluation of effects of grass water-soluble carbohydrate on methane emission from grazing lambs. T. Misselbrook, E. J. Kim, N. Bulmer, R. Murray, N. Scollan and D. Chadwick, North Wyke Research, Okehampton, Devon, UK
Isolation and characteristics of new reductive acetogens from the rumen. Min-Jung Gu, Ji-Na Bae, Seon-Ho Kim, Md. Jahangir Alam, Che-Ok Jeon and Young-Kyoon Oh, Department of Animal Science and Technology, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, Jeonnam, Republic of Korea
Effects of Yucca and Quillaja saponins on methane emissions from Holstein steers. Wenting Li and Wendy Powers, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
Ranking forage species for methane production using batch culture in vitro fermentation. Sarah J. Meale, A. V. Chaves, J. Baah and T. A. McAllister, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
The use of sandalwood extracts and analogues thereof to modify rumen fermentation. C. Jamie Newbold, A. Y. Ali and K. J. Hart, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, UK
Genetic basis for methane emission in the dairy cow. Dorothea Heimeier, Sarah Berry, Steve Davis, Richard Spelman, Lorna McNaughton and Klaus Lehnert, ViaLactia Biosciences, Auckland, New Zealand
Use of dried distillers' grains with solubles to reduce enteric methane emissions from growing beef cattle. by M. Hünerberg, T. A. McAllister, S. M. McGinn, K. A. Beauchemin and E. Okine
Tannin-free and tanniniferous legumes in lactating dairy diets affect in vitro ruminal fermentation characteristics and methane production by mixed ruminal microbiota in continuous cultures. by C. M. Williams, J.-S. Eun, J. W. MacAdam, A. J. Young, V. Fellner and B. R. Min