NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE June 2024 15 Bovaer® How can cows help us fight climate change? Bovaer® helps dairy cows to reduce their methane emissions with on average 30% and lower the carbon footprint of the dairy products we know and love. Bovaer® is the first and only EU-approved feed additive with environmental benefit, recognized for its positive impact on our planet and a key tool to help the more than 150 countries of the Global Methane Pledge achieve its reduction commitments. How it works In a cow’s rumen, microbes help break down food. This releases hydrogen and carbon dioxide. An enzyme combines these gases to form methane. Bovaer® is a feed additive that suppresses the enzyme, so less methane gets generated. Learn more at dsm-firmenich.com/bovaer teaspoon daily in a cow’s feed takes effect in as little as 30 min. less methane produced, on average in dairy cows *proven safe and good for the planet *According to the EFSA assessment (2022) the product is confirmed safe in use and effective in reducing methane emissions, a source of global warming
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