Effect of the macroalgae Asparagopsis taxiformis on methane production and the rumen microbiome assemblage
Breanna Michell Roque, Charles Garrett Brooke, Joshua Ladau, Tamsen M. Polley, Lyndsey Jean Marsh, Negeen Najafi, Pramod Kumar Pandey, Latika Singh, Robert D. Kinley, Joan King Salwen, Emiley A. Eloe‐Fadrosh, Ermias Kebreab, Matthias Hess
This study evaluates the effect of Asparagopsis taxiformis on methane production and rumen microbiome in dairy cattle, finding a 95% reduction in methane with no negative impact on fermentation parameters.
Animal Microbiome · Feb 12, 2019Peer-reviewedSystems Biology