Vytelle has launched an integrated, low-cost methane monitoring system that enables simultaneous measurement of individual animal emissions and feed intake, providing producers with scalable, efficiency-focused sustainability data.
Data-enabled cattle biotechnology company Vytelle has announced the commercial launch of Vytelle SENSE™ Methane Powered by Integrity™, a methane phenotyping system designed to make individual-animal emissions monitoring economically viable while simultaneously measuring feed intake and efficiency. The technology was unveiled at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association CattleCon in Nashville.
The new system integrates methane sensors developed in partnership with Integrity Communications Solutions, Inc. into existing Vytelle SENSE™ feed intake nodes. This allows producers to capture methane emissions and feed efficiency data concurrently, without additional labor or the need for voluntary animal participation. According to the company, the solution operates at a fraction of the cost of existing methane measurement technologies and can be retrofitted into current infrastructure.
“Cattle producers need cost-effective, scalable tools backed by robust data to navigate the sustainability landscape with confidence,” said Dr. Jason Osterstock, Vytelle’s Chief Science Officer. “Field trials of Vytelle SENSE Methane Powered by Integrity have delivered strong results, and we’re rapidly expanding the Vytelle methane database to give producers the information they need to make profitable decisions.”
Vytelle positions methane measurement as an efficiency-driven metric rather than a standalone sustainability indicator. “Vytelle measures methane emissions in the context of efficiency, which is where profitability starts. These are economically important traits for the world’s beef and dairy producers,” said Lisa Rumsfeld, Vice President of Global Sales. “Without profitability, we can’t be sustainable. This technology retrofits into existing infrastructure at ten times lower cost than existing tools, allowing producers to capture methane at scale whether they’re meeting supply chain sustainability requirements or regulatory reporting obligations.”
Field trials conducted across North America during 2025 demonstrated that the system can deliver accurate methane phenotypes within 30 days. Animals were measured multiple times per day during routine feeding, with a reported correlation of 0.47 between methane emission concentration and feed intake—providing what the company describes as a more complete biological framework for interpreting sustainability data.
“Methane emitted is energy lost in a cycle that cattlemen don’t get paid for. We need to economically identify cattle that spend their calories on performance and reproduction because those are the areas where we can be profitable,” said Austin Hoff, Vytelle SENSE Strategic Account Manager.
A standard eight-node Vytelle SENSE system can phenotype up to 384 animals per year and does not rely on attractants or voluntary participation, unlike some alternative technologies. International rollout of the methane monitoring system is scheduled to begin in June 2026, with initial availability for existing Vytelle SENSE customers, followed by wider market access.
