- The study measured enteric methane production from cattle fed three tropical grasses (Napier grass, Rhodes grass, Brachiaria grass) commonly used in East Africa. - Methane production was measured using respiration chambers, which provide an accurate in situ method. - No differences were found in dry matter intake between the grasses. Napier grass had higher organic matter digestibility and Brachiaria grass resulted in the highest average daily weight gain. - Methane yield and conversion rates were highest for cattle fed Rhodes grass and lowest but not significantly different for Napier and Brachiaria. This suggests methane emissions from East African cattle may be higher than currently estimated by the IPCC.