Method for reducing methane production in animal stomach
US12427137B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P60/22
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided is a method for reducing methane production in animal stomachs by adding melatonin to gastric juice of the animal or feeding the animal with melatonin. In the method of the present disclosure, 10-7 mol/L to 10-3 mol/L of melatonin can reduce the methane production from the in vitro gastric fermentation fluid, and feeding melatonin of 8.0 to 35.0 mg/kg/day can reduce the methane production from the animal respiration from day 7 of feeding melatonin. The method of the present disclosure can reduce greenhouse gas emissions of animals, control environmental pollution and realize low-carbon farming.
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