Methane mitigation: Understanding the rumen microbiome

Several CH4 mitigation approaches have been investigated, but results have been inconsistent, which may be partially attributed to a lack of understanding of the mechanistic basis of methanogenesis and the effect of inhibitors on individual methanogenic lineages and other fermenting microbes in the rumen. Besides methane being an environmental issue, CH4 formation leads to a gross energy loss for the ruminant host. In this study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania addressed criti