World-first low methane feed additive trial for extensive production systems

20 May 2024
Cows
Cattle at one of the paddock supplementation sites at UQ Gatton used to assess the delivery of the methane-reducing Bovaer feed additive to cattle in a paddock environment

A system described as a world-first for the delivery of Bovaer methane-reducing feed additives to cattle in extensive environments was showcased during Beef 2024 in Rockhampton last week.

It’s long been recognised that while feedlots provide an ideal opportunity to distribute methane-inhibiting additives via mixed rations and controlled feeding, it’s a vastly different story in the extensive grass paddock environment. And Australian cattle typically only spend ten percent of their life cycle in feedlots, with the balance spent in grass paddocks.

Read the full story via AgCarbon Central

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