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More research needed to use methane-reducing additives in grazing systems

Raw dried Asparagopsis seaweed before it is refined into a feed supplement.

THE development of methane-reducing feed additives has promised plenty to the cattle industry in recent years, with two products now circulating and commercial trials in feedlots.

But using seaweed asparagopsis and Bovaer (3-NOP) in grazing systems is still proving to be a challenge, with a University of Melbourne researcher telling a webinar this afternoon that more research is needed to make it practical for producers.

Ainslie Macdonald

Ainslie Macdonald said there was no completed research into using feed…

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