Effect of the macroalgae Asparagopsis taxiformis on methane production and rumen microbiome assemblage.
Breanna Michell RoqueCharles Garrett BrookeJoshua LadauTamsen PolleyLyndsey Jean MarshNegeen NajafiPramod PandeyLatika SinghRobert KinleyJoan King SalwenEmiley Eloe-FadroshErmias KebreabMatthias HessPublished in: Animal microbiome (2019)
The methane reducing effect of A. taxiformis during rumen fermentation makes this macroalgae a promising candidate as a biotic methane mitigation strategy for dairy cattle. But its effect in-vivo (i.e. in dairy cattle) remains to be investigated in animal trials. Furthermore, to obtain a holistic understanding of the biochemistry responsible for the significant reduction of methane, gene expression profiles of the rumen microbiome and the host animal are warranted.