Impact of Zootechnical Additive of the Nitrooxypropanol to Minimize Methane Emission in Cattle: A Review

A significant impediment to reducing worldwide enteric CH4 emissions is the problem of adapting mitigation measures to grazing ruminants; this area requires additional investigation. This study aimed to investigate the impact and explore the relationship between raising and lowering levels of 3-NOP...

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Main Authors: Ghasaq Sami Mshary, Cristina Castillo, Joaquin Hernandez, Rodrigo Muiño
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Published: University of Diyala 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://journal.djas.uodiyala.edu.iq/index.php/dasj/article/view/9053
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description A significant impediment to reducing worldwide enteric CH4 emissions is the problem of adapting mitigation measures to grazing ruminants; this area requires additional investigation. This study aimed to investigate the impact and explore the relationship between raising and lowering levels of 3-NOP in bovine diets in order to impede methanogenesis. The sole CH4 contributor is the end-user process of ruminant fermentation and faeces, especially those of beef and dairy cattle. The amount of carbon dioxide emission from the human body during its lifetime constitutes a small part of the carbon balance in the atmosphere. Their dose-level potential must be assessed whenever feed additives become available in ruminant diets. Feed additives are managed in trace amounts to impact on rumen metabolism. Designed and produced around 2012, 3-Nitrooxypropanol is a synthetic, non-toxic chemical molecule that inhibits the CH4 pathway. Its molecular structure is like that of the methyl coenzyme M. The zootechnical supplement 3-NOP lowers the amount of enteric methane CH4 that cattle release during milk production and reproduction while raising the milk fat concentration. In conclusion, the 3-NOP is established to be a practical CH4 mitigator at elevated and intermediate dosages, recommending that it may have application as an enteric CH4 mitigator.
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spelling doaj-art-f451a31b772245e78d89a3cdcbf29d522025-01-05T09:34:47ZengUniversity of Diyalaمجلة ديالى للعلوم الزراعية2073-95242310-87462024-12-01162273910.52951/dasj.24160203Impact of Zootechnical Additive of the Nitrooxypropanol to Minimize Methane Emission in Cattle: A ReviewGhasaq Sami Mshary0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8770-7468Cristina Castillo1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2467-6406Joaquin Hernandez2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9518-808XRodrigo Muiño3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9518-808XDepartment of Physiology, Chemistry and Pharmacology, College of veterinary medicine, AL-Muthanna University, Samawa, Iraq.Department de Patoloxia Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria de Lugo, Campus Terra-IBADER, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.Department de Patoloxia Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria de Lugo, Campus Terra-IBADER, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.Department de Patoloxia Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria de Lugo, Campus Terra-IBADER, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.A significant impediment to reducing worldwide enteric CH4 emissions is the problem of adapting mitigation measures to grazing ruminants; this area requires additional investigation. This study aimed to investigate the impact and explore the relationship between raising and lowering levels of 3-NOP in bovine diets in order to impede methanogenesis. The sole CH4 contributor is the end-user process of ruminant fermentation and faeces, especially those of beef and dairy cattle. The amount of carbon dioxide emission from the human body during its lifetime constitutes a small part of the carbon balance in the atmosphere. Their dose-level potential must be assessed whenever feed additives become available in ruminant diets. Feed additives are managed in trace amounts to impact on rumen metabolism. Designed and produced around 2012, 3-Nitrooxypropanol is a synthetic, non-toxic chemical molecule that inhibits the CH4 pathway. Its molecular structure is like that of the methyl coenzyme M. The zootechnical supplement 3-NOP lowers the amount of enteric methane CH4 that cattle release during milk production and reproduction while raising the milk fat concentration. In conclusion, the 3-NOP is established to be a practical CH4 mitigator at elevated and intermediate dosages, recommending that it may have application as an enteric CH4 mitigator.https://journal.djas.uodiyala.edu.iq/index.php/dasj/article/view/9053fermentationgreenhouse gasruminal methanogensmethane cattle.
spellingShingle Ghasaq Sami Mshary
Cristina Castillo
Joaquin Hernandez
Rodrigo Muiño
Impact of Zootechnical Additive of the Nitrooxypropanol to Minimize Methane Emission in Cattle: A Review
مجلة ديالى للعلوم الزراعية
fermentation
greenhouse gas
ruminal methanogens
methane cattle.
title Impact of Zootechnical Additive of the Nitrooxypropanol to Minimize Methane Emission in Cattle: A Review
title_full Impact of Zootechnical Additive of the Nitrooxypropanol to Minimize Methane Emission in Cattle: A Review
title_fullStr Impact of Zootechnical Additive of the Nitrooxypropanol to Minimize Methane Emission in Cattle: A Review
title_full_unstemmed Impact of Zootechnical Additive of the Nitrooxypropanol to Minimize Methane Emission in Cattle: A Review
title_short Impact of Zootechnical Additive of the Nitrooxypropanol to Minimize Methane Emission in Cattle: A Review
title_sort impact of zootechnical additive of the nitrooxypropanol to minimize methane emission in cattle a review
topic fermentation
greenhouse gas
ruminal methanogens
methane cattle.
url https://journal.djas.uodiyala.edu.iq/index.php/dasj/article/view/9053
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