Effect of tannin-containing hays on enteric methane emissions and nitrogen partitioning in beef cattle1

Stewart, Elizabeth K; Beauchemin, Karen A; Dai, Xin; MacAdam, Jennifer W; Christensen, Rachael G; Villalba, Juan J

doi:10.1093/jas/skz206

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Effect of tannin-containing hays on enteric methane emissions and nitrogen partitioning in beef cattle1

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Stewart, Elizabeth K, Beauchemin, Karen A, Dai, Xin, MacAdam, Jennifer W, Christensen, Rachael G, Villalba, Juan J·2019·Journal of Animal Science

DOI 10.1093/jas/skz206PMC PMC6667269

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The objective of this study was to determine whether feeding tannin-containing hays to heifers and mature beef cows influences enteric methane (CH4) emissions and nitrogen (N) excretion relative to feeding traditional legume and grass hays. Fifteen mature beef cows (Exp. 1) and 9 yearling heifers (Exp. 2) were each randomly assigned to treatment groups in an incomplete bock design with 2 periods and 6 types of hays with 3 hays fed each period (n = 5 cows and 3 heifers per treatment). Groups were fed tannin-containing [birdsfoot trefoil (BFT), sainfoin (SAN), small burnet (SML)] or non-tannin-containing [alfalfa (ALF), cicer milkvetch (CMV), meadow bromegrass (MB)] hays. Each period consisted of 14 d of adjustment followed by 5 d of sample collection. Nine cows and 9 heifers were selected for the measurement of enteric CH4 emissions (sulfur hexafluoride tracer gas technique), and excretion of feces and urine, while dry matter intake (DMI) was measured for all animals. The concentration of condensed tannins in SAN and BFT was 2.5 ± 0.50% and 0.6 ± 0.09% of dry matter (DM), respectively, while SML contained hydrolyzable tannins (4.5 ± 0.55% of DM). Cows and heifers fed tannin-containing hays excreted less urinary urea N (g/d; P < 0.001) and showed lower concentrations of blood urea N (mg/dL; P < 0.001) than animals fed ALF or CMV, indicating that tannins led to a shift in route of N excretion from urine to feces. Additionally, cows fed either BFT or CMV showed the greatest percentage of retained N (P < 0.001). Enteric CH4 yield (g/kg of DMI) from heifers (P = 0.089) was greatest for MB, while daily CH4 production (g/d) from heifers (P = 0.054) was least for SML. However, digestibility of crude protein was reduced for cows (P < 0.001) and heifers (P < 0.001) consuming SML. The results suggest that tannin-containing hays have the potential to reduce urinary urea N excretion, increase N retention, and reduce enteric CH4 emissions from beef cattle. The non-bloating tannin-free legume CMV may also reduce environmental impacts relative to ALF and MB hays by reducing N excretion in urine and increasing N retention.

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Tannin-containing hay reduces CH4 emission (5.4 DM vs. 3.5 ml/g) and urea N excretion in beef cattle.
“Tannin containing hay has been shown to reduce the CH4 emission (5.4 DM vs. 3.5 ml/g) and urea N excretion in beef cattle (187).”
From Phytogenic Additives Can Modulate Rumen Microbiome to Mediate Fermentation Kinetics and Methanogenesis Through Exploiting Diet–Microbe Interaction (2020) · cites this paper as [187]
The Abstract reports less urinary urea N in cows and heifers fed tannin-containing hays, and the Results and Conclusion report reduced methane yield for cows fed small burnet hay. The claimed 5.4 versus 3.5 ml/g comparison is not reported in the retrieved passages; the paper reports methane yield in g/kg of dry matter intake. Its methane finding is also conditional: heifers fed the same hay did not show reduced methane yield. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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Authors: Stewart, E. K., Beauchemin, K. A., Dai, X., MacAdam, J. W., Christensen, R. G., & Villalba, J. J.
Affiliations: Utah State University (US)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (CA)
United States Department of Agriculture (US)
Corresponding author: Stewart, Elizabeth K
ORCID: Beauchemin, Karen A
Dai, Xin
MacAdam, Jennifer W
Villalba, Juan J
Venue: Journal of Animal Science
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 2019-07-12
Volume: 97
Issue: 8
Pages: 3286-3299
ISSN: 0021-8812 (ISSN-L)
1525-3163
DOI: 10.1093/jas/skz206
PMC: PMC6667269
OpenAlex: W2885609388
Cited by: 78
References: 126
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 5
FWCI: 15.42
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model (vor)
Locations: Journal of Animal Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: United States Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2016-69004-24855)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal Nutrition and Physiology
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
Keywords: enteric methane, nitrogen partitioning, beef cattle, heifers, Lotus corniculatus, sainfoin, alfalfa, cicer milkvetch, meadow bromegrass, urinary urea nitrogen, blood urea nitrogen, nitrogen retention, crude protein digestibility, legume hay, hydrolysable tannins
MeSH terms: Animals, Cattle, Diet, Feces, Female, Poaceae, Fabaceae, Methane, Nitrogen, Random Allocation, Tannins, Urea, Gastrointestinal Tract, Proanthocyanidins

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