Garlic in feed for less methane emission
Dutch feed firm Provimi, Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands and the Finnish Alimetrics have teamed up to study the methane fighting properties of the garlic.
and test whether the garlic can reduce methane and be profitable for the farmer as well.
According to researcher Sander van Zijderveld, garlic influences the methane producing bacteria
in the rumen. He says that garlic therefore has a positive effect on
the energy balance in the animal. “That is logical because when methane is released,
energy is lost”, he added.
On average, a cow released 400 grams of
methane per day. By using feed additives, this can be reduced by 15%.
Related websites:
Provimi
WUR
Alimetrics
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folder:
Dossier AllAbout Plant Extracts
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