AI-driven precision agriculture for enteric methane mitigation: cross-farm validation with an essential oil-based feed additive

Ruminant livestock production depends on microorganisms to ferment forages into valuable dairy and meat products. However, this process also generates enteric methane emissions, a significant contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gases. Despite various strategies aimed at reducing methane emission...

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Main Authors: Yaniv Altshuler, Tzruya Calvao Chebach, Shalom Cohen, Joao Gatica
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1548223/full
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description Ruminant livestock production depends on microorganisms to ferment forages into valuable dairy and meat products. However, this process also generates enteric methane emissions, a significant contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gases. Despite various strategies aimed at reducing methane emissions, success has been limited. In previous work, we developed an AI-driven model based on deep microbiome sequencing, which predicts the effect of feed additives on methane emissions. The model uses sequenced rumen samples from a given herd to construct microbiome networks to identify biomarkers associated with feed additive effectiveness in the reduction of methane emissions. In this study, we validated the model supplying a commercial methane-mitigating feed additive and performing hundreds of in-situ methane measurements across several commercial dairy farms. The results highlight the model’s robustness and precision, demonstrating its effectiveness in predicting enteric methane reductions and enhancing feed additive performance. Additionally, the model serves as a critical tool for data-driven decision-making, playing a pivotal role in advancing precision agriculture practices.
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spelling doaj-art-214985e16e5045f694f2f0bdf9608fe72025-08-20T03:05:21ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2025-04-01910.3389/fsufs.2025.15482231548223AI-driven precision agriculture for enteric methane mitigation: cross-farm validation with an essential oil-based feed additiveYaniv Altshuler0Yaniv Altshuler1Tzruya Calvao Chebach2Shalom Cohen3Joao Gatica4Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United StatesMetha Artificial Intelligence, Tel Aviv, IsraelMetha Artificial Intelligence, Tel Aviv, IsraelMetha Artificial Intelligence, Tel Aviv, IsraelMetha Artificial Intelligence, Tel Aviv, IsraelRuminant livestock production depends on microorganisms to ferment forages into valuable dairy and meat products. However, this process also generates enteric methane emissions, a significant contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gases. Despite various strategies aimed at reducing methane emissions, success has been limited. In previous work, we developed an AI-driven model based on deep microbiome sequencing, which predicts the effect of feed additives on methane emissions. The model uses sequenced rumen samples from a given herd to construct microbiome networks to identify biomarkers associated with feed additive effectiveness in the reduction of methane emissions. In this study, we validated the model supplying a commercial methane-mitigating feed additive and performing hundreds of in-situ methane measurements across several commercial dairy farms. The results highlight the model’s robustness and precision, demonstrating its effectiveness in predicting enteric methane reductions and enhancing feed additive performance. Additionally, the model serves as a critical tool for data-driven decision-making, playing a pivotal role in advancing precision agriculture practices.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1548223/fullenteric methane emissionsdairyAI modelpredictive modelprecision agriculturefeed additive
spellingShingle Yaniv Altshuler
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AI-driven precision agriculture for enteric methane mitigation: cross-farm validation with an essential oil-based feed additive
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
enteric methane emissions
dairy
AI model
predictive model
precision agriculture
feed additive
title AI-driven precision agriculture for enteric methane mitigation: cross-farm validation with an essential oil-based feed additive
title_full AI-driven precision agriculture for enteric methane mitigation: cross-farm validation with an essential oil-based feed additive
title_fullStr AI-driven precision agriculture for enteric methane mitigation: cross-farm validation with an essential oil-based feed additive
title_full_unstemmed AI-driven precision agriculture for enteric methane mitigation: cross-farm validation with an essential oil-based feed additive
title_short AI-driven precision agriculture for enteric methane mitigation: cross-farm validation with an essential oil-based feed additive
title_sort ai driven precision agriculture for enteric methane mitigation cross farm validation with an essential oil based feed additive
topic enteric methane emissions
dairy
AI model
predictive model
precision agriculture
feed additive
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1548223/full
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