Emily Roskam
Walsh ScholarResearch Interests
- Development of methane reducing feed additives
- Effects of methane reducing feed additives on animal performance (Beef/Sheep)
- In vitro experiments – rumen simulation technique system
- Monitoring changes in rumen fermentation patterns
- Investigating the rumen microbiome
Current Projects
I am currently a PhD researcher working on the METHABATE project, which is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The aim of the project is to develop and validate novel technologies to mitigate enteric methane emissions, focussing on pasture based agricultural systems.
My role is testing a variety of methane reducing compounds in a rumen simulation technique (RUSITEC) system in the laboratory, and then assessing the most promising compounds in sheep and beef cattle. In addition to measuring methane from animals supplemented with methane reducing compounds, I generate:
- animal performance data
- rumen fermentation data
- rumen microbiome data
as well as animal health and effects on animal products both meat and milk. I analyse data and generate scientific publications and disseminate results at various events.
Read more about Additives reducing methane emissions and METHABATE here
Education
Professional certificate in Bioinformatics (2023)
Bachelor of Agricultural Science, Animal Science (2016 – 2020)
Roskam, E., Kirwan, S. F., Kenny, D. A., O’Donnell, C., O’Flaherty, V., Hayes, M. & Waters, S. M. 2022. Effect of brown and green seaweeds on diet digestibility, ruminal fermentation patterns and enteric methane emissions using the rumen simulation technique. Frontiers in Animal Science, 3.
O'Donnell, C., Thorn, C., Roskam, E., Friel, R., Kirwan, S.F., Waters, S.M. and O'Flaherty, V., 2024. Novel oxidising feed additives reduce in vitro methane emissions using the rumen simulation technique. Science of The Total Environment, p.171808.
Roskam, E., O’Donnell, C., Hayes, M., Kirwan, S.F., Kenny, D.A., O’Flaherty, V., McGovern, F.M., Claffey, N. and Waters, S.M., 2024. Enteric methane emission reduction potential of natural feed supplements in ewe diets. Journal of Animal Science, p.skad421
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Results from the Seasolutions sheep feeding trial at Teagasc Athenry. Seasolutions webinar workshop: Use of seaweeds and seaweed derived ingredients to reduce methane emissions from cattle, sheep and dairy cows. 11th March 2022
Seasolutions beef feeding trial activities. Seasolutions webinar workshop: Use of seaweeds and seaweed derived ingredients to reduce methane emissions from cattle, sheep and dairy cows. 10th March 2022
The role of anti-methanogenic feed additives. Msc Business for Agri-Food and Rural Enterprise, CAFRE-QUB. 4th April 2023
Methane mitigation research update – Teagasc Grange. BSc Sustainable Agriculture, CAFRE. 23rd April 2023
Effect of feed additives/supplements on enteric methane emissions. Unilever. 14th June 2023
Methane mitigation research update – Teagasc Grange. Ministry for Primary Indistries, NZ Government. 29th September 2023
Enteric Methane: Production, Measuring and Mitigation. MSc Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, University of Galway. 7th November 2023
Development of strategies to reduce enteric methane emissions from pasture based agriculture. Rumen microbiology (MP) and Animal Nutrition & Physiology (ANP) Department, Ag Research, New Zealand. 19th March, 2024