Owing to its superior quality of milk, disease resistance ability, longer productive life and higher milk productivity, buffalo is preferred over cattle in several parts of the country. Improving production and efficient use of nutrient through balanced nutrition approach is one of the most promising ways to reduce methanogenesis in ruminants. It is documented that the most relevant methane mitigation strategy for smallholder mixed croplivestock systems in tropical countries is to increase individual animal productivity as a consequence of providing nutritionally balanced feeds.
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