Enteric Fermentation Flagship Project: Rumen microbiomes to predict methane

The Enteric Fermentation Flagship project, funded by the Global Research Alliance, was initiated in 2018 to investigate rumen microbiomes to predict methane emissions in cattle. A major objective of this project was to implement a low-cost, high-throughput method for profiling the rumen microbiome in bovine species across different production stages and systems used around the globe. The aim was to test the use of this method for identifying and selecting low methane emitting animals while retaining or improving productivity.