Can methane production be reduced without compromising feed efficiency?
The Australian Beef CRC investigates. The Australian Beef Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) is developing live microbial and/ or bioactive products that either alone, or in combination, restrict the production of methane by rumen microbes and also maintain desirable levels of feed digestion. Beef CRC have an obligation outlined in the Commonwealth agreement that by 2012, CRC research will result in a range of bioactive or management interventions that reduce methane emissions by as much as 20 per cent and increase the dietary energy captured for animal growth by as much as 10 per cent. The products could be administered to cattle in a variety of ways, for example, as a drench or feed additive.
