Work in the combined NZAGRC-PGGRC Methane Programme (Objective 5.5.6: Linking rumen metagenome and metatranscriptome data with host genomes of high and low methane-emitting sheep to accelerate animal breeding and identify rumen microbial proxies for host methane emissions) has shown correlations between sheep Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (previously identified as being correlated with methane yield per Kg DMI in the Breed Low Methane Ruminants objective) and rumen microbiome metagenomic and metatranscriptomic sequences derived from the Global Partnerships in Livestock Emissions Research (GPLER) project Deep Sequencing the Rumen Microbiome.  The identified sheep SNPs would be useful for examining genetic links and possible functional interactions between the host sheep genome and its resident microbiome.  Therefore, permission is sought to use this information within the Deep Sequencing the Rumen Microbiome project.