Algae-based feed additive wins Mars Wrigley, Land O’Lakes support during a sustainability innovation challenge and will see an on-farm pilot supported.
Royal DSM is seeking to reduce the methane generated by dairy cows raised on pasture, following efforts to address production of the gas by animals managed in more intensive systems.
DSM is set to file for Brazilian registration of its new feed additive that it claims can cut methane emissions in cows by around 30%, as first reported by Reuters yesterday [August 7].
DSM has commenced filing for EU authorization for its new additive for dairy cows that it claims will reduce methane emissions by around 30% and, thereby, significantly reduce the environmental footprint of milk and dairy products.
New Zealand's interim Climate Change Committee has released advice to the government there on how to reduce agriculture's methane and nitrous oxide emissions; it recommends a farm-level levy/rebate scheme to motivate and reward actions.
Scientists now have in vivo evidence that Asparagopsis seaweed can reduce methane emissions from dairy cows, providing further support for the use of this species as a feed additive.
Adding pods and foliage of locally available legumes to cattle diets, may reduce cattle methane emissions, boost protein digestion and support dry matter intake, say researchers.
A team involving Chilean and UK based researchers tested the effects of including different fat sources in dairy cow diets in the form of unprocessed oilseeds including rapeseed, linseed and cottonseed simultaneously on methane emissions, nitrogen utilization...
Combing a cow’s own genetics with strategies that target changes in her rumen flora may be able to reduce methane emissions more effectively than by only selecting for low methane-emitting cows, according to a study from Denmark.
A strain of seaweed is showing promise in reducing the amount of methane dairy cows produce when a small amount is added to their regular diet, says a researcher.
Although feed type and intake can aid enteric methane emission calculations, uncertainties continue for estimating manure-generate emissions, says researcher.
The FAO reports on how a feeding strategy it initiated through a research alliance helped to reduce methane and improve dairy cattle productivity in Ethiopia.
