La pérdida de biodiversidad en el Antropoceno alcanza tasas similares a la última extinción masiva, afectando el ambiente drásticamente. En Uruguay, a fines del siglo XX, el uso del suelo cambió significativamente debido al avance de la forestación y la producción de soja.

ABSTRACT.- The Enteric Fermentation Flagship project, funded by the Global Research Alliance, was initiated in 2018 to investigate rumen microbiomes to predict methane emissions in bovine species. A major objective of this project was to implement a low-cost, high-throughput method for profiling the rumen microbiome in bovine species across different production stages and systems used around the globe.

ABSTRACT.- In Uruguay, methane (CH4) emitted from livestock sector contributes with 46.1 % of the total national emissions, where more than 70% of the beef finishing cattle are fed with forage varying the quantity or quality offered. As CH4 emissions are affected by quantity and quality of food intake, there is a need to quantify these changes. This work aimed to quantify the effect of different NDF content of forage diets on CH4 emissions from beef steers during the finishing stage.

Genetic improvement of resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) in sheep is a well-known strategy to reduce the negative consequences of GIN, whose control is limitecl by resistance to anthehnintics, on sheep health and performance.

Shearing ewes in early gestation improves lamb's weight at birth and weaning and survival. However, the longterm effects of early shearing on male progeny have not been studied.

The aim of this study was to evaluate cow's milk production (MP), and beef calves' performance grazing native improved pastures with a rich tannin legume (Lotus subbiflorus).

This study evaluates Methane (CH4) emissions from dairy cows (Holstein and Holstein × Jersey; 465 Kg PV ± 59) grazing two systems with differing intensification levels.

Multiparous Holstein cows of North American (HNA, N = 24, 640 kgBW) and New Zealand (HNZ, N = 24, 575 kgBW) genetic origin were selected to assess somatotropic axis uncoupling.

It has been reported that the better adaptive capacity to grazing conditions of New Zealand Holstein (NZH) compared with North American Holstein (NAH) cows was associated with lower labile protein mobilization and lower plasma concentrations of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) during early lactation.

RESUMEN. - La lechería en Uruguay representa un componente esencial, tanto desde lo económico como en lo cultural. Dentro de los datos de interés podemos mencionar que el 70% de lo que producimos se exporta, que somos el país de Latinoamérica con mayor consumo per capita de leche y sus derivados; y nos encontramos entre los primeros 12 países cuyas exportaciones de leche y derivados alcanzaron los valores más elevados durante el