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Genomic predictions for enteric methane production are improved by metabolome and microbiome data in sheep (Ovis aries).
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 2020
Ross Elizabeth M, Hayes Ben J, Tucker David, Bond Jude, Denman Stuart E, Oddy Victor Hutton
Abstract excerpt
Methane production from rumen methanogenesis contributes approximately 71% of greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector. This study has performed genomic predictions for methane production from 99 sheep across 3 yr using a residual methane phenotype that is log methane yield corrected for live weight, rumen volume, and feed intake. Using genomic relationships, the prediction accuracies (as determined...
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