Review: Strategies for enteric methane mitigation in cattle fed tropical forages

Methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas (GHG) produced and released by eructation to the atmosphere in large volumes by ruminants. Enteric CH4 contributes significantly to global GHG emissions arising from animal agriculture. It has been contended that tropical grasses produce higher emissions of enteric...

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Autores principales: Ku-Vera, Juan Carlos, Castelán-Ortega, O.A., Galindo-Maldonado, F. A., Arango, Jacobo, Chirinda, Ngonidzashe, Jiménez Ocampo, Rafael, Valencia Salazar, Sara Stephanie, Flores Santiago, E.J., Montoya Flores, María Denisse, Molina Botero, Isabel Cristina, Piñeiro Vázquez, Ángel Trinidad, Arceo Castillo, Jeyder Israel, Aguilar-Pérez, Carlos Fernando, Ramírez Avilés, L., Solorio-Sánchez, Francisco Javier
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109084
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author Ku-Vera, Juan Carlos
Castelán-Ortega, O.A.
Galindo-Maldonado, F. A.
Arango, Jacobo
Chirinda, Ngonidzashe
Jiménez Ocampo, Rafael
Valencia Salazar, Sara Stephanie
Flores Santiago, E.J.
Montoya Flores, María Denisse
Molina Botero, Isabel Cristina
Piñeiro Vázquez, Ángel Trinidad
Arceo Castillo, Jeyder Israel
Aguilar-Pérez, Carlos Fernando
Ramírez Avilés, L.
Solorio-Sánchez, Francisco Javier
author_browse Aguilar-Pérez, Carlos Fernando
Arango, Jacobo
Arceo Castillo, Jeyder Israel
Castelán-Ortega, O.A.
Chirinda, Ngonidzashe
Flores Santiago, E.J.
Galindo-Maldonado, F. A.
Jiménez Ocampo, Rafael
Ku-Vera, Juan Carlos
Molina Botero, Isabel Cristina
Montoya Flores, María Denisse
Piñeiro Vázquez, Ángel Trinidad
Ramírez Avilés, L.
Solorio-Sánchez, Francisco Javier
Valencia Salazar, Sara Stephanie
author_facet Ku-Vera, Juan Carlos
Castelán-Ortega, O.A.
Galindo-Maldonado, F. A.
Arango, Jacobo
Chirinda, Ngonidzashe
Jiménez Ocampo, Rafael
Valencia Salazar, Sara Stephanie
Flores Santiago, E.J.
Montoya Flores, María Denisse
Molina Botero, Isabel Cristina
Piñeiro Vázquez, Ángel Trinidad
Arceo Castillo, Jeyder Israel
Aguilar-Pérez, Carlos Fernando
Ramírez Avilés, L.
Solorio-Sánchez, Francisco Javier
author_sort Ku-Vera, Juan Carlos
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description Methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas (GHG) produced and released by eructation to the atmosphere in large volumes by ruminants. Enteric CH4 contributes significantly to global GHG emissions arising from animal agriculture. It has been contended that tropical grasses produce higher emissions of enteric CH4 than temperate grasses, when they are fed to ruminants. A number of experiments have been performed in respiration chambers and head-boxes to assess the enteric CH4 mitigation potential of foliage and pods of tropical plants, as well as nitrates (NO3−) and vegetable oils in practical rations for cattle. On the basis of individual determinations of enteric CH4 carried out in respiration chambers, the average CH4 yield for cattle fed low-quality tropical grasses (>70% ration DM) was 17.0 g CH4/kg DM intake. Results showed that when foliage and ground pods of tropical trees and shrubs were incorporated in cattle rations, methane yield (g CH4/kg DM intake) was decreased by 10% to 25%, depending on plant species and level of intake of the ration. Incorporation of nitrates and vegetable oils in the ration decreased enteric CH4 yield by ∼6% to ∼20%, respectively. Condensed tannins, saponins and starch contained in foliages, pods and seeds of tropical trees and shrubs, as well as nitrates and vegetable oils, can be fed to cattle to mitigate enteric CH4 emissions under smallholder conditions. Strategies for enteric CH4 mitigation in cattle grazing low-quality tropical forages can effectively increase productivity while decreasing enteric CH4 emissions in absolute terms and per unit of product (e.g. meat, milk), thus reducing the contribution of ruminants to GHG emissions and therefore to climate change.
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spelling CGSpace1090842025-12-08T09:54:28Z Review: Strategies for enteric methane mitigation in cattle fed tropical forages Ku-Vera, Juan Carlos Castelán-Ortega, O.A. Galindo-Maldonado, F. A. Arango, Jacobo Chirinda, Ngonidzashe Jiménez Ocampo, Rafael Valencia Salazar, Sara Stephanie Flores Santiago, E.J. Montoya Flores, María Denisse Molina Botero, Isabel Cristina Piñeiro Vázquez, Ángel Trinidad Arceo Castillo, Jeyder Israel Aguilar-Pérez, Carlos Fernando Ramírez Avilés, L. Solorio-Sánchez, Francisco Javier legumes cattle ganado bovino rumen fermentation digestion ruminal greenhouse gases gases de efecto invernadero grasses gramineas Methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas (GHG) produced and released by eructation to the atmosphere in large volumes by ruminants. Enteric CH4 contributes significantly to global GHG emissions arising from animal agriculture. It has been contended that tropical grasses produce higher emissions of enteric CH4 than temperate grasses, when they are fed to ruminants. A number of experiments have been performed in respiration chambers and head-boxes to assess the enteric CH4 mitigation potential of foliage and pods of tropical plants, as well as nitrates (NO3−) and vegetable oils in practical rations for cattle. On the basis of individual determinations of enteric CH4 carried out in respiration chambers, the average CH4 yield for cattle fed low-quality tropical grasses (>70% ration DM) was 17.0 g CH4/kg DM intake. Results showed that when foliage and ground pods of tropical trees and shrubs were incorporated in cattle rations, methane yield (g CH4/kg DM intake) was decreased by 10% to 25%, depending on plant species and level of intake of the ration. Incorporation of nitrates and vegetable oils in the ration decreased enteric CH4 yield by ∼6% to ∼20%, respectively. Condensed tannins, saponins and starch contained in foliages, pods and seeds of tropical trees and shrubs, as well as nitrates and vegetable oils, can be fed to cattle to mitigate enteric CH4 emissions under smallholder conditions. Strategies for enteric CH4 mitigation in cattle grazing low-quality tropical forages can effectively increase productivity while decreasing enteric CH4 emissions in absolute terms and per unit of product (e.g. meat, milk), thus reducing the contribution of ruminants to GHG emissions and therefore to climate change. 2020 2020-08-28T02:05:39Z 2020-08-28T02:05:39Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109084 en https://ccafs.cgiar.org/publications/related/supporting-low-emissions-development-in-the-latin-american-cattle-sector-livestockplus Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Ku-Vera, J.C.; Castelán-Ortega, O.A.; Galindo-Maldonado, F.A.; Arango, J.; Chirinda, N.; Jiménez-Ocampo, R.; Valencia-Salazar, S.S.; Flores-Santiago, E.J.; Montoya-Flores, M.D.; Molina-Botero, I.C.; Piñeiro-Vázquez, A.T.; Arceo-Castillo, J.I.; Aguilar-Pérez, C.F.; Ramírez-Avilés, L.; Solorio-Sánchez, F.J. (2020) Review: Strategies for enteric methane mitigation in cattle fed tropical forages. Animal, Online first paper (18 August 2020). 11 p. ISSN: 1751-7311
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cattle
ganado bovino
rumen fermentation
digestion ruminal
greenhouse gases
gases de efecto invernadero
grasses
gramineas
Ku-Vera, Juan Carlos
Castelán-Ortega, O.A.
Galindo-Maldonado, F. A.
Arango, Jacobo
Chirinda, Ngonidzashe
Jiménez Ocampo, Rafael
Valencia Salazar, Sara Stephanie
Flores Santiago, E.J.
Montoya Flores, María Denisse
Molina Botero, Isabel Cristina
Piñeiro Vázquez, Ángel Trinidad
Arceo Castillo, Jeyder Israel
Aguilar-Pérez, Carlos Fernando
Ramírez Avilés, L.
Solorio-Sánchez, Francisco Javier
Review: Strategies for enteric methane mitigation in cattle fed tropical forages
title Review: Strategies for enteric methane mitigation in cattle fed tropical forages
title_full Review: Strategies for enteric methane mitigation in cattle fed tropical forages
title_fullStr Review: Strategies for enteric methane mitigation in cattle fed tropical forages
title_full_unstemmed Review: Strategies for enteric methane mitigation in cattle fed tropical forages
title_short Review: Strategies for enteric methane mitigation in cattle fed tropical forages
title_sort review strategies for enteric methane mitigation in cattle fed tropical forages
topic legumes
cattle
ganado bovino
rumen fermentation
digestion ruminal
greenhouse gases
gases de efecto invernadero
grasses
gramineas
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