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    Evaluation of ruminal methane and ammonia formation and microbiota composition as affected by supplements based on mixtures of tannins and essential oils using Rusitec

    Dietary supplements based on tannin extracts or essential oil compounds (EOC) have been repeatedly reported as a promising feeding strategy to reduce the environmental impact of ruminant husbandry. A previous ...

    Giulia Foggi, Melissa Terranova in Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology (2024)

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    Outcomes of a comparison between pastoral and silvopastoral management on beef cattle productivity, animal welfare and pasture depletion in a Mediterranean extensive farm

    In spring 2021, 50 growing steers and heifers of the Maremmana breed (average age 321 d and weight 287 kg) were rotationally stocked under two different treatments (silvopastoral and pastoral). The aim was to ...

    Alice Ripamonti, Alberto Mantino, Francesco Annecchini in Agroforestry Systems (2023)

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    Nutritional Approaches to Reduce Enteric Methane Emission from Ruminants

    The aim of this chapter is to summarize dietary measures to mitigate methane at animal level. The chapter briefly summarizes methane measurement techniques. The focus is on the mitigation potential studied in ...

    Vibeke Lind, Angela Schwarm, Marcello Mele in Technology for Environmentally Friendly Li… (2023)