A FEW years ago, few people had heard of Asparagopsis.
But today, this red seaweed is becoming a well-known innovation that is showing significant promise for its ability to reduce methane emissions for the livestock sector.
Compounds in red asparagopsis seaweed have been found to reduce methane emissions from livestock by at least 80 percent
When fed to cattle in a feedlot situation as part of a total mixed ration (less than 1pc of dry matter intake), Asparagopsis has been shown repeatedly to reduce methane emissions by 80 percent or more.
On the back of significant research over a…
