A new livestock feed is forecast to help farmers reduce emissions from the EU agri-food sector and contribute to the European Green Deal’s Fit for 55 climate action package.
A 2021 report from the UN Environment Programme concluded that livestock emissions from manure and gastro-enteric releases account for roughly a third of human-caused methane emissions. The new feed additive, containing 3‐nitrooxypropanol, went through a detailed scientific analysis by the European Food Safety Authority which concluded that it can cut methane emissions in dairy cows by between 20% and 35%, without affecting production.
