The Role of Chitosan as a Possible Agent for Enteric Methane Mitigation in Ruminants

The Role of Chitosan as a Possible Agent for Enteric Methane Mitigation in Ruminants

Livestock production is a main source of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHG). The main gases are CH<sub>4</sub> with a global warming potential (GWP) 25 times and nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) with a GWP 298 times, that of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) arising...

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Main Authors: Rafael Jiménez-Ocampo, Sara Valencia-Salazar, Carmen Elisa Pinzón-Díaz, Esperanza Herrera-Torres, Carlos Fernando Aguilar-Pérez, Jacobo Arango, Juan Carlos Ku-Vera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
ruminant
chitosan
fermentation pattern
propionic acid
methane
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/11/942

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