Do animals selected for reduced feed intake produce less methane?

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RFx ID :	18243408
Tender Name :	Do animals selected for reduced feed intake produce less methane?
Reference # :	RFPGRA2017a
Open Date :	Monday, 19 December 2016 9:00 AM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Close Date  :	Friday, 13 January 2017 2:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	On behalf of procurement agent  [?]
Categories :	70121600 - Livestock industry 77101500 - Environmental impact assessment 81171800 - Agricultural science services
Regions:	International
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	Sinead Leahy sinead.leahy@nzagrc.org.nz 0064 6 3518336
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :	NZAGRC, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North 4442, Attention: International capability and training co-ordinator
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MPI seeks to procure a research project to support and extend the work of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, specifically its Livestock Research Group.
The project title is: Do animals selected for reduced feed intake produce less methane?
The expected outcomes of the research programme include a NZ GRA developed measurement system suitable for cattle genetic/genomic studies validated on animals selected for a trait that would be expected to result in contrasting methane emissions and data on the potential for selection for lowered intake to reduce methane emissions from animals representative of the main dairy breeds used in the New Zealand dairy industry.

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