Rumenera By Huminn

Ruminants are responsible for more than 20% of man-made methane emissions. The main contributor is cattle, with a global population of about 1.3 billion animals that occupy about 24% of the planet's agricultural land. At the same time, ruminants have another dramatic impact on our planet - they consume about 30% of the crops grown on Earth. The ability of ruminants to utilize the energy stored in plant biopolymers ultimately depends on the activity of the microbial populations in their rumen. Hence, these forestomach fermenters are critically dependent on the gut microbes associated with them to digest their plant feed. Therefore, an efficient rumen microbiome is essential to absorb more energy from the feed and emit less methane. Our pioneering microbiome research and innovative data analysis methods enable us to develop new platforms to instantly predict the efficiency of individual cows and modulate the microbiome to improve feed conversion, reduce methane emissions and better animal health and welfare.