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- Title
Methane Production in the Rumen and its Influence on Global Warming.
- Authors
GIUBURUNCA, Mihaela; CRISTE, Adriana; COCAN, Dan; CONSTANTINESCU, Radu; RADUCU, Camelia; MIRESAN, Vioara
- Abstract
In the last decades greenhouse gases emissions are a great concern globally. It is well known that from the agricultural sector, ruminant livestock due to natural fermentation process contributes substantially to the increase in methane production. Methane emissions represent the second contributors to global warming but it has a potential of 23 times more than carbon dioxide. Ruminal methanogenesis represents an energy loss to the animal besides contribution to greenhouse gases emissions. Many attempts have been initiated to reduce ruminal methane productions in an ecologically and sustainable way, such us: immunization against ruminal methanogenesis, defaunation, uses of chemicals additives, ionophore antibiotics, plant extracts or diet changes. This paper presents the methanogenesis process in rumen, its impact on climate change and a number of mitigation strategies that can be effective in vivo and in vitro.
- Subjects
METHANE industry; RUMEN (Ruminants); GLOBAL warming research; GREENHOUSE gases research; EMISSIONS (Air pollution); INDUSTRY &; the environment
- Publication
ProEnvironment Promediu, 2014, Vol 7, Issue 18, p64
- ISSN
1844-6698
- Publication type
Article