Completed
2010-13 Objectives
| # | Objective | Objective Leader | Timeframe |
| 1.1 | Feeding Microalgae | Dr David Pacheco | 2010-2011 |
| 1.2 | Low Methane producing animals | Dr John McEwan |
2010-2013 |
| 1.3 |
Genomic identification of universal targets for methanogen inhibition |
Dr Sinead Leahy |
2010-2013 |
| 1.4 | Enhanced discovery of methanogen - specific inhibitors | Dr Ron Ronimus | 2010-2013 |
| 1.5 |
Expression of vaccine target proteins |
Dr Bryce Buddle | 2010-2013 |
| 1.6 | Identifying alternative hydrogen utilisers | Dr Gemma Henderson | 2010-2013 |
| 1.7 | Methane capture and utilisation from Dairy effluent | Dr Rupert Craggs | 2010-2011 |
2013 - 2015 Objectives
A summary of the objectives joint NZAGRC-PGgRc Mitigating Methane Emissions science programme follows:
| # | Objective | Objective Leader | Timeframe |
| 5.1 | Breed low methane ruminants | John McEwan | 2013-2015 |
| 5.2 | Identifying low GHG feeds | David Pacheco | 2013-2015 |
| 5.3 | Vaccine | Neil Wedlock & Art Subharat | 2013-2015 |
| 5.4 | Identify inhibitors that reduce ruminant methane emissions | Ron Ronimus | 2013-2015 |
| 5.5 | Microbial genomics to underpin methane mitigation | Eric Altermann & Sinead Leahy | 2013-2015 |
| 5.6 | Microbiology to underpin methane mitigation | Sandra Kittelmann & Peter Janssen | 2013-2015 |
| 5.7 | Understanding the low methane rumen | Mike Tavendale & Gemma Henderson | 2013-2015 |
| 5.8 | Modelling rumen methane production | David Pacheco | 2013-2015 |
