Bovine Host Genetic Variation Influences Rumen Microbial Methane Production with Best Selection Criterion for Low Methane Emitting and Efficiently Feed Converting Hosts Based on Metagenomic Gene Abundance.

Bovine Host Genetic Variation Influences Rumen Microbial Methane Production with Best Selection Criterion for Low Methane Emitting and Efficiently Feed Converting Hosts Based on Metagenomic Gene Abundance.

Methane produced by methanogenic archaea in ruminants contributes significantly to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. The host genetic link controlling microbial methane production is unknown and appropriate genetic selection strategies are not developed. We used sire progeny group differences...

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Main Authors: Rainer Roehe, Richard J Dewhurst, Carol-Anne Duthie, John A Rooke, Nest McKain, Dave W Ross, Jimmy J Hyslop, Anthony Waterhouse, Tom C Freeman, Mick Watson, R John Wallace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005846

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