Periodic Reporting for period 1 - IGYMERA (Use of IgY to reduce methane emission from rumen archaea)

Enteric methane (CH4) is formed in the ruminant fore-stomach (rumen) by methanogens (archaea) and is the largest source of anthropogenic CH41. Various strategies to inhibit methanogen activities in the rumen have failed or had limited success, due to low efficacy, poor...