Important Dates

Submission open: 20 January 2026

Submission close: 30 May 2026

Expected time to first decision: within 7 working days (pre-peer review)

Anticipated publication date: September 2026

 

Scope of This Special Issue

Research on enteric methane mitigation is inherently interdisciplinary, spanning the ruminant microbiome, rumen metabolism, methane measurement technologies, breeding of low-methane animals, targeted inhibition of methanogens, and practical mitigation strategies. This special issue aims to provide comprehensive insights for microbiologists, nutritionists, and farmers by highlighting current understanding of how nutrition and host factors interact with microbiota, as well as how global warming affects ruminant production. Together, these perspectives will support the development of low-methane, sustainable farming systems. We hope that these contributions will help advance knowledge in these important areas. Animal Nutriomics is inviting submissions of critical reviews, original research, and methodology manuscript for this special issue.

 

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Rumen microbial ecology and functional dynamics
• Advances in enteric methane measurement techniques
• Microbial biomarker for breeding low-methane ruminants
• Redirecting electron flow from microbial feed degradation toward host-beneficial products
• Archaeal community structure and metabolic potential in ruminants
• Targeted methanogen inhibition strategies against methanogens
• Application of methane mitigation strategies in farming systems
• Novel feed additives and their efficacy on methane reduction
• Integration of multi-omics approaches for methane mitigation research
• Modeling and prediction of methane emissions across feeding regimes
• Grazing management, pasture composition and methane emissions
• Secondary plant metabolites for methane suppression
• Economic and environmental impact assessment of methane mitigation technologies
• Precision livestock farming tools for methane monitoring
• Rumen microbiome engineering and synthetic biology approaches
• Sustainability and animal welfare considerations in methane mitigation
• Policy frameworks and incentives for livestock methane reduction

 

Keywords:

Ruminant, methane mitigation, feed degradation, rumen fermentation, hydrogen metabolism, methane quantification, feed additive, microbial ecology, gut health, multi-omics analysis

 

Manuscript submission information:

Instructions for Authors can be found at preparing-your-materials.

Please select “Special Issue On Enteric Methane Mitigation In Ruminants” from the special issue dropdown in the submission site to ensure your paper is assigned correctly.

All manuscripts should be submitted before 30 May 2026, via submission system.

 

Guest Editors:

Min Wang

PhD and Professor

Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Changsha, Hunan, China

Email: mwang@isa.ac.cn

Area(s) of Expertise: enteric methane mitigation, hydrogen metabolism, rumen microbiome, feed science, and nutritional metabolism

 

Hui-Zeng Sun

PhD and Professor

College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Email: huizeng@zju.edu.cn

Area(s) of Expertise: ruminant nutrition, rumen microbiome, applied bioinformatics, methanogen, targeted methane reduction strategies

 

Xue-zhao Sun

PhD and Senior Scientist

New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science

Palmerston North, New Zealand

Email: xuezhao.sun@agresearch.co.nz

Area(s) of Expertise: enteric methane mitigation, ruminant nutrition, feed science