THE METHAGENE PROJECT IS AN EU COST (Cooperation in Science and Technology) INITIATIVE
METHAGENE brings together experts from at least 31 organisations in 17 COST countries. It aims to discuss and agree on 1) protocols to harmonise large-scale methane measurements using different techniques; 2) easy to record and inexpensive proxies for methane emissions to be used for genetic evaluations; and 3) approaches for incorporating methane emissions into national breeding strategies.