Rumen metagenome profiles are heritable and rank the New Zealand national sheep flock for enteric methane emissions
RMC profiles are predictive of, and genetically correlated, with PAC methane measures. Therefore, RMC profiles are a suitable proxy trait for determining the genetic merit of an animal's methane emissions and could be incorporated into existing breeding programs to facilitate selective breeding for low methane emitting sheep.
Authors
- Shannon Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4615-8917)
- John C. McEwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4801-6207)
- Kevin Knowler
- Gerrard Pile
- N. C. Amyes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2325-157X)
- Melanie K. Hess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7502-0036)
- Jacqueline Peers-Adams
- Timothy P. Bilton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5945-3766)
- Hayley Baird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4476-6641)
- Hannah Henry
- S. M. Hickey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3607-4602)
- W. E. Bain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0032-9127)
- B. A. Veenvliet
- E. Sandoval
- Suzanne J. Rowe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8727-5960)
- Patricia L. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0334-9713)
- Setegn Worku Alemu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3795-8293)
- K. G. Dodds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9347-6379)
- Fern Booker
- Brooke Bryson
- R. B. Jordan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3785-7123)
- Tracey C. van Stijn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3714-3542)
- Trevor Watson
Institutions
- AgResearch (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genetics Selection Evolution
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-025-00973-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.90
Funders
- New Zealand Government
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
- New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre