Mitigation of Rumen Methane Emissions with Foliage and Pods of Tropical Trees
Methane produced by enteric fermentation contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. Methane is one of the GHG resulting from anthropogenic activities with the greater global warming contribution. Ruminant production systems contribute between 18% and 33% of methane em...
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| author | Jorge Canul-Solis María Campos-Navarrete Angel Piñeiro-Vázquez Fernando Casanova-Lugo Marcos Barros-Rodríguez Alfonso Chay-Canul José Cárdenas-Medina Luis Castillo-Sánchez |
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| description | Methane produced by enteric fermentation contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. Methane is one of the GHG resulting from anthropogenic activities with the greater global warming contribution. Ruminant production systems contribute between 18% and 33% of methane emissions. Due to this, there has been growing interest in finding feed alternatives which may help to mitigate methane production in the rumen. The presence of a vast range of secondary metabolites in tropical trees (coumarins, phenols, tannins, and saponins, among others) may be a valuable alternative to manipulate rumen fermentation and partially defaunate the rumen, and thus reduce enteric methane production. Recent reports suggest that it is possible to decrease methane emissions in sheep by up to 27% by feeding them saponins from the tea leaves of <i>Camellia sinensis</i>; partial defaunation (54%) of the rumen has been achieved using saponins from <i>Sapindus saponaria</i>. The aim of this review was to collect, analyze, and interpret scientific information on the potential of tropical trees and their secondary metabolites to mitigate methane emissions from ruminants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf3447f5cb354200bca39443a698c67b2023-11-20T00:20:20ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-05-0110584310.3390/ani10050843Mitigation of Rumen Methane Emissions with Foliage and Pods of Tropical TreesJorge Canul-Solis0María Campos-Navarrete1Angel Piñeiro-Vázquez2Fernando Casanova-Lugo3Marcos Barros-Rodríguez4Alfonso Chay-Canul5José Cárdenas-Medina6Luis Castillo-Sánchez7Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Tizimín, Yucatán. Avenida Cupul km 2.5, Tizimín 97700, MexicoTecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Tizimín, Yucatán. Avenida Cupul km 2.5, Tizimín 97700, MexicoTecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Conkal, Conkal 97345, MexicoTecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de la Zona Maya, Othón P. Blanco 77960, MexicoFacultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Técnica de Ambato, Carretera Cevallos-Quero, Tungurahua 180350, EcuadorDivisión Académica de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa 86280, MexicoTecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Tizimín, Yucatán. Avenida Cupul km 2.5, Tizimín 97700, MexicoTecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Tizimín, Yucatán. Avenida Cupul km 2.5, Tizimín 97700, MexicoMethane produced by enteric fermentation contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere. Methane is one of the GHG resulting from anthropogenic activities with the greater global warming contribution. Ruminant production systems contribute between 18% and 33% of methane emissions. Due to this, there has been growing interest in finding feed alternatives which may help to mitigate methane production in the rumen. The presence of a vast range of secondary metabolites in tropical trees (coumarins, phenols, tannins, and saponins, among others) may be a valuable alternative to manipulate rumen fermentation and partially defaunate the rumen, and thus reduce enteric methane production. Recent reports suggest that it is possible to decrease methane emissions in sheep by up to 27% by feeding them saponins from the tea leaves of <i>Camellia sinensis</i>; partial defaunation (54%) of the rumen has been achieved using saponins from <i>Sapindus saponaria</i>. The aim of this review was to collect, analyze, and interpret scientific information on the potential of tropical trees and their secondary metabolites to mitigate methane emissions from ruminants.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/5/843climate changeruminantssecondary metabolitessaponinsvolatile fatty acids |
| spellingShingle | Jorge Canul-Solis María Campos-Navarrete Angel Piñeiro-Vázquez Fernando Casanova-Lugo Marcos Barros-Rodríguez Alfonso Chay-Canul José Cárdenas-Medina Luis Castillo-Sánchez Mitigation of Rumen Methane Emissions with Foliage and Pods of Tropical Trees Animals climate change ruminants secondary metabolites saponins volatile fatty acids |
| title | Mitigation of Rumen Methane Emissions with Foliage and Pods of Tropical Trees |
| title_full | Mitigation of Rumen Methane Emissions with Foliage and Pods of Tropical Trees |
| title_fullStr | Mitigation of Rumen Methane Emissions with Foliage and Pods of Tropical Trees |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mitigation of Rumen Methane Emissions with Foliage and Pods of Tropical Trees |
| title_short | Mitigation of Rumen Methane Emissions with Foliage and Pods of Tropical Trees |
| title_sort | mitigation of rumen methane emissions with foliage and pods of tropical trees |
| topic | climate change ruminants secondary metabolites saponins volatile fatty acids |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/5/843 |
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