DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GENERATION FEED ADDITIVES TARGETING METHANOGENESIS FOR IMMEDIATE USE IN SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS

Our long-term goal is to reduce the enteric CH4 emissions in the U.S. livestock industry with concomitant improvements in the sustainability of cow-calf and stocking systems. Our overall objective is to develop the next generation of safe, efficacious, and affordable feed additives to mitigate enteric methane emissions in ruminants.We plan to accomplish our overall objective for this project by pursuing the following four supporting objectives:Objective 1: Production and purification of immunogens and HEP Objective 2: Optimization of the dose and impact on microbiome and digestibilityObjective 3: Deployment and delivery of new additives Objective 4: Extension and Outreach to assess adoption rate and impact on stakeholders