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Abatement of enteric methane production from lactating Murrah buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) with improving production performance and immune status through dietary supplementation of composite feed additive

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Ruminant livestock production processes are the major sources of methane production in agriculture sector triggering global environmental pollution. Above 90% of world buffalo population present in Asian countries, India ranks first and contributes significantly to the environmental pollution by enteric methane emissions. In this study, we examined the effect of dietary composite feed additive supplementation on ruminal methane production, nutrient utilization, milk production and immune status of buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis). Eighteen lactating Murrah (Bubalus bubalis) buffaloes at early stage of lactation were divided into two groups of nine animals and fed a composite feed additive [consisted of (%, w/w) dried and ground leaves of Cordia dichotoma and Holoptelea integrifolia, 31.4 each; garlic oil, 0.6; sodium nitrate, 3.1; magnesium sulphate, 8.4; mustard oil, 12.6 and cottonseed oil, 12.5] which contained an ideal combinations of methane inhibitors, alternate hydrogen sinks and rumen stimulating agents to treatment (CFA) group animals along with basal feed of chaffed green sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) fodder, chaffed wheat straw and concentrate mixture for maintenance and milk production. The results showed a decrease (44.6%) in methane concentration in exhaled air of CFA group buffaloes with increase (p < 0.05) in digestibility of feed in comparison to control (CON). Total digestible nutrient (TDN) content of the ration fed to buffaloes of CFA group was significantly (p < 0.05) increased. The daily milk yield, 6% fat corrected milk (FCM) yield and immune response were also increased (p < 0.05) in CFA group. The study suggests that the supplementation of composite feed additive was effective to reduce enteric methane emissions and improvement in production performance and immune status of buffaloes.

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The authors sincerely acknowledge the research facilities provided by the Director, Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB).

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  1. Division of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, Hisar, 125001, India

    Kiran Attri, Avijit Dey, Satbir Singh Dahiya & Shyam Sundar Paul

  2. Division of Animal Nutrition, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, India

    Kiran Attri

  3. Division of Animal Physiology and Reproduction, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, 125001, India

    Andonissamy Jerome

  4. Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, 125001, India

    Anurag Bharadwaj

  5. Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, 125004, India

    Naresh Kumar Kakker

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Attri, K., Dey, A., Dahiya, S.S. et al. Abatement of enteric methane production from lactating Murrah buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) with improving production performance and immune status through dietary supplementation of composite feed additive. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 22476–22485 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08601-x

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