Table 2 Effect of lovastatin on in vivo ruminal methane emissions
From: Lovastatin as a supplement to mitigate rumen methanogenesis: an overview
Source of Lv | Animal and experimental diet | Technique to estimate rumen CH4 | Lv, mg/kg LWb | Methane production, g CH4/Kg DMIa | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Treatment | |||||
Commercial Lv (98% purity, Yick-Vic Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Hong Kong, China) | Ruminant: Sheep Diet: f:cc ratio of (45:52) | Open-circuit respiratory chamber | 1.06 | 25.1 | 25.9 | [48] |
Fermented red rice power (Zhejiang Medicines and Health Products, Hangzhou, China) | Ruminant: Bovine Diet: f:c ratio of (15:85) | Open-circuit respiratory chamber | 0.92 | 20 | 17.1 | [49] |
Fermented rice | Ruminant: Sheep Diet: Based on rice (50%) and rice hay (50%) | Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) | 2.26 | 35.2 | 24.9 | [36] |
Red yeast rice | Ruminant: Goats Diet: f:c ratio of (70:30) | Open-circuit respiratory chamber | 4.34 | 20 | 18.3 | [50] |
Fermented rice straw | Ruminant: Goats Diet f:c ratio of (40:60) | Open-circuit respiratory chamber | 4.14 | 60 | 35 | [35] |
Fermented palm kernel cake | Ruminant: Goats Diet: f:c ratio of (73:27) | Open-circuit respiratory chamber | 6 | 24.23 | 19.23 | [37] |