M. A. A. BISWAS1*, D. H. QURASHI2, M. S. BARI3 and A. RAHMAN4
1=Professor Ashraf Ali Biswas, Department of Animal Science and Nutrition, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Khulshi, Chittagong-4225, Email: biswas1@bijoy.net, 2DewanHalimuzzamanQurashi, Scientific Officer, Department of Animal Science and Nutrition, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Khulshi, Chittagong-4225. Email:shoaib.0908@gmail.com, 3Md. Saiful Bari, Department of Dairy and Poultry Science, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Khulshi, Chittagong-4225. Email: drmsb09@gmail.com and 4Atiqur Rahman, Department of Animal Science and Nutrition, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Khulshi, Chittagong-4225, Bangladesh. Email: atiq.cvasu@gmail.com.
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted at the Animal Science and Nutrition Laboratory, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Chittagong, Bangladesh during the period of February to June 2012. Animal growth trial was conducted in Animal farm at CVASU. Methane (CH4) emitted from ruminant animal constitutes up to 15% of global CH4 emissions. So, world is keen to control the methane gas production from livestock. In Bangladesh not so many attempt have taken so far on inhibition of methane gas production from ruminant. Considering this important global warming issue we have performed this program for reducing methane gas emission from ruminants. In this artificial rumen method, the methane gas was reduced average 38%.
Keywords: Global warming, Methane gas, Artificial rumen, Media and Replication.