ESG - Elanco Reduces Methane with Bovaer(R)

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 11, 2024 / The latest Bovaer^® (3-NOP) announcement comes at a critical time to meet consumer demand for more sustainable foods. Research shows feeding one?tablespoon?of Bovaer per lactating dairy cow per day can reduce methane emissions about 30% or approximately 1.2 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions annually.¹ Feeding a million cows Bovaer is equivalent to removing 285,000 cars off the road for a year.² Reducing methane reduces the rate of climate warming.

1. Kebreab, E., Bannink, A., Pressman, E. M., Walker, N., Karagiannis, A., van Gastelen, S., & Dijkstra, J. (2023). A meta-analysis of effects of 3-nitrooxypropanol on methane production, yield, and intensity in dairy cattle. Journal of Dairy Science, 106(2), 927-936.https://bit.ly/3UTcr1W based on 60 ppm, 25 kg/d DMI, 30% NDF, and 305 day lactation results in a 31.6% or 1.2 MT reduction
2. Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator | US EPA

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