The NZAGRC-PGgRc methane research programme builds on the NZAGRC&#39;s 2010-2013 objectives and the PGgRc&#39;s work programme from 2007-2013 





The NZAGRC-PGgRc methane research programme pools New Zealand&#39;s resources to identify the most effective and practical solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 


Our research programme aim is to deliver efficient, cost effective, highly productive, on-farm solutions to ensure New Zealand agriculture is economically and environmentally sustainable through the reduction of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. 


Current work 


The &#39;Mitigating Methane Emissions&#39; research programme has four main aims for delivery in the next one to three years: 


	Develop low methane-emitting breed selection tools
	Develop low GHG forage farm systems
	Develop a methane reduction vaccine solution
	Discover and test ruminal methane inhibitors that maintain productivity levels


Principal Investigators 


Dr Graeme Attwood, AgResearch
Dr Peter Janssen, AgResearch 


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			Livestock gut microbes contributing to greenhouse gas emissions
			
			
			JGI United States Department of Energy - June 2013
			
			
		
		
			
			
			 
			
			
			
			
			Animal variation project provides wealth of information 
			Release Newsletter - May 2012 
			
			
		
		
			
			
			 
			
			
			
			
			Piecing together the rumen methanogen puzzle 
			Release Newsletter - May 2012 
			
			
		
		
			
			
			 
			
			
			
			
			Identifying &quot;friendly&quot; methane inhibitors 
			Release Newsletter - May 2012 
			
			
		
		
			
			
			
			Mitigation of methane NZAGRC Conference 2012
			Release Newsletter - February 2012 
			
			
		
		
			
			
			
			From tiny bottles to grazing sheep and cows
			Release Newsletter - August 2011 
			
			
		
		
			
			The methane-free rumen - the solution to all problems?
			Release Newsletter - April 2011 
		
		
			
			Technology transfer could help reduce methane emissions from animal waste storage 
			Release Newsletter - December 2011   
		
	



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