Feed additives such as red seaweed or Bovaer®10 can significantly reduce methane emissions
Feed additives such as red seaweed can significantly reduce methane emissions
In Australian feedlot research trials, Asparagopsis taxiformis (red seaweed) and Bovaer®10 have reduced methane between 15 - 90% when fed daily to cattle. Research is underway to understand their potential for grazing cattle1.
1 Meat & Livestock Australia 2021, The feed additive reducing methane emissions by up to 90% and Meat & Livestock Australia 2023, P.PSH.1351 - Efficacy and safety of Asparagopsis extract in a canola oil carrier for feedlot cattle