<p><span class="h3">2010-13 Objectives</span></p>
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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>1.1</td>
<td>Feeding Microalgae</td>
<td>Dr David Pacheco</td>
<td>2010-2011</td>
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<td>1.2</td>
<td>Low Methane producing animals</td>
<td>Dr John McEwan</td>
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<p>2010-2013</p>
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<td>1.3</td>
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<p>Genomic identification of universal targets for methanogen inhibition</p>
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<p>Dr Sinead Leahy</p>
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<td>2010-2013</td>
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<td>1.4</td>
<td>Enhanced discovery of methanogen - specific inhibitors</td>
<td>Dr Ron Ronimus</td>
<td>2010-2013</td>
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<td>1.5</td>
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<p>Expression of vaccine target proteins</p>
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<td>Dr Bryce Buddle</td>
<td>2010-2013</td>
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<td>1.6&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td>Identifying alternative hydrogen utilisers&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td>Dr Gemma Henderson&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td>2010-2013</td>
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<td>1.7&nbsp;</td>
<td>Methane capture and utilisation from Dairy effluent</td>
<td>Dr Rupert Craggs&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td>2010-2011&nbsp; &nbsp;</td>
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<p><span class="h3">2013 - 2015 Objectives</span></p>
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<p>A summary of the objectives&nbsp;&nbsp;joint NZAGRC-PGgRc Mitigating Methane Emissions science programme follows:</p>
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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</td>
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<td>&nbsp;5.2</td>
<td>Identifying low GHG feeds</td>
<td>David Pacheco</td>
<td>2013-2015</td>
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<td>&nbsp;5.3</td>
<td>&nbsp;Vaccine</td>
<td>Neil Wedlock &amp; Art Subharat</td>
<td>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>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>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>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>2013-2015</td>
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<td>&nbsp;5.8</td>
<td>Modelling rumen methane production</td>
<td>&nbsp;David Pacheco</td>
<td>2013-2015</td>
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