The Enteric Methane Synthesis Report provides a science-based assessment of three key feed additives for methane reduction: 3-Nitrooxypropanol (Bovaer®), tannins, and lipids. In addition, two interventions with highest potential in the near future are also included: bromoform-containing feed additives and methane-reducing vaccines. The report includes data on how each of these interventions impacts methane yield, production, and intensity.

The working group is also developing a partial budget analysis to understand the different costs of implementing feed additives.

Summary

TWG MEMBERS

• Ermias Kebreab (chair), Associate Dean for Global Engagement in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Director of the World Food Center at UC Davis

• Peri Rosenstein, Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund

• Sara Place, Associate Professor, Colorado State University

• Fernanda Ferreira, Director for Agricultural Methane, Clean Air Task Force

• Kleves Almeida, Research Scientist, University of New Hampshire

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

• Fredy Ramírez-Agudelo, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Davis

• Vinícius Carneiro de Souza, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Davis

• Irene Reis, Research Scholar, Colorado State University