Ruminant Feed Formulation, Methane Mitigation, and Nitrogen Efficiency
This community investigates how to optimize the diets of cattle, sheep, and goats to improve nutrient absorption, enhance meat and milk quality, and reduce the methane emissions produced during digestion.
The research focuses heavily on manipulating rumen fermentation through specific feed additives and dietary adjustments. Recurring themes include the use of guanidinoacetic acid and calcium propionate to improve growth and acid profiles, alongside strategies to manage nitrogen balance and urea levels in dairy cows. A significant portion of the work addresses the environmental impact of livestock, specifically testing interventions like red seaweed and 3-nitrooxypropanol to lower enteric methane production. The community also examines the effects of heat stress on animal performance and analyzes the fatty acid composition of meat and milk to ensure product quality.
The largest share of the community's output is found in nitrogen research, representing 0.4% of all nitrogen research, and 2,344 papers here.
There are 7,754 papers in this community, published most frequently in the Journal of Dairy Science, the Journal of Animal Science, and Animal Feed Science and Technology.
Recent work continues to focus on nitrogen utilization in dairy cattle and small ruminants, with specific studies examining slow-release urea technologies and the synchronization of nitrogen sources with carbohydrates.