PGGRC

In a world first, New Zealand scientists mapped the genetic sequence of a microbe which produces methane from the rumen of cattle and sheep. Scientists from the Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium (PGGRC) are now looking at ways of reducing the amount of methane farm animals produce. This project is part of a $19 million investment the consortium has made into research and development to find a solution to reduce methane and nitrous oxide emissions.