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<span class="h3">2013 - 2015 Objectives</span> 
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A summary of the objectives&nbsp;&nbsp;joint NZAGRC-PGgRc Mitigating Methane Emissions science programme follows:
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			<td><strong>#</strong></td>
			<td><strong>Objective</strong></td>
			<td><strong>Objective Leader</strong></td>
			<td><strong>Timeframe</strong></td>
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			<td>&nbsp;5.1</td>
			<td>Breed low methane ruminants</td>
			<td>John McEwan</td>
			<td>2013-2015&nbsp;</td>
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			<td>&nbsp;5.2</td>
			<td>Identifying low GHG feeds</td>
			<td>David Pacheco</td>
			<td>&nbsp;2013-2015 </td>
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			<td>&nbsp;5.3</td>
			<td>&nbsp;Vaccine</td>
			<td>Neil Wedlock &amp; Art Subharat</td>
			<td>&nbsp;2013-2015 </td>
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			<td>&nbsp;5.4</td>
			<td>Identify inhibitors that reduce ruminant methane emissions</td>
			<td>Ron Ronimus</td>
			<td>&nbsp;2013-2015 </td>
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			<td>&nbsp;5.5</td>
			<td>Microbial genomics to underpin methane mitigation</td>
			<td>Eric Altermann &amp; Sinead Leahy</td>
			<td>&nbsp;2013-2015 </td>
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			<td>&nbsp;5.6</td>
			<td>Microbiology to underpin methane mitigation</td>
			<td>Sandra Kittelmann &amp; Peter Janssen</td>
			<td>&nbsp;2013-2015 </td>
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			<td>&nbsp;5.7</td>
			<td>Understanding the low methane rumen</td>
			<td>Mike Tavendale &amp;&nbsp;Gemma Henderson</td>
			<td>&nbsp;2013-2015 </td>
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			<td>&nbsp;5.8</td>
			<td>Modelling rumen methane production</td>
			<td>&nbsp;David Pacheco</td>
			<td>&nbsp;2013-2015 </td>
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