Food additives reduce cattle eructations and thus GHG emissions
Agolin, made of coriander, clove and carrot extracts, is just one additive that can curb bovine burping, which is a waste of good energy
20 September 2020 - 06:49
Winnipeg — Looking to improve milk production, California farmer John Verwey turned to a Swiss-made feed additive designed to make a cow more efficient while reducing methane emissions from cattle burps.
The more a cow belches, the more it spends energy that could be used for milk production, Verwey reasoned. So two years ago, he started feeding his cattle Agolin, made of coriander, clove and carrot extracts, and replaced costlier additives that promoted weight gain...
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