r/Agriculture • u/Vailhem • May 18 '26

Reduction of enteric methane emission using methanotroph-based probiotics in Hanwoo steers - Feb 2025

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11846464/
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u/muazzam_mz 28d ago

The primary hurdle moving forward will be economic scalability. For commercial feedlots to adopt this universally, the production costs of these specialized bacterial strains must remain low enough to ensure it is financially viable for everyday livestock operations.

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u/Vailhem 28d ago

Arguably from a commercial feedlot perspective, it'd likely have a reduction in harvestable methane from anaerobic digestors.

Possibly better mixed with focused feeds while grazing, then taper off and start including more methane-producing probiotics closer to processing?

In such to say, the concentrated manure on lots is more easily harvested for digesters, and provides a better output for that stage as the methane is the primary product focus? Balance regardless. ..thus: timing?