Assessment of rice bran with acrylate or pyruvate in modulating ruminal fermentation and methane production in vitro.
Background: Livestock production contributes largely to climate change and methane (CH4) from enteric fermentation is the primary greenhouse gas emitted from ruminants. Thus, developing effective strategies to reduce the impact of ruminant production on the environment is crucial, and the combination of CH4 mitigating agents may be a viable strategy to attain this. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of rice bran alone (control+rice bran, RB) or in combination with acrylate (control+rice bran+acrylate, AA) or pyruvate (control+rice bran+pyruvate, PA) on rumen fermentation parameters, CH4 production, and microbial populations in vitro.
Results: Gas production was highest in control + rice bran + pyruvate (PA) treatments and lowest (P < 0.01) in control + rice bran + acrylate (AA), whereas dry matter digestibility (DMD) was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in AA compared to control (CON) and PA. CH4 and CH4/digested dry matter decreased (P < 0.05) by more than 66% and 63%, respectively, in AA cultures, whereas total organic acid production increased (P < 0.01) compared to CON. Lactate levels were significantly higher (P < 0.05), while acetate, propionate and butyrate were notably lower (P < 0.05) in AA cultures than CON. Microbial analysis showed a significant decrease in methanogen populations in AA than CON (P < 0.01). Compared to CON, anaerobic fungi and Megasphaera elsdenii populations declined across all treatments (P < 0.01), whereas Selenomonas ruminantium populations decreased in RB and AA, and Prevotella ruminicola populations were higher in RB and PA (P < 0.05).
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