New research shows groundbreaking reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from livestock

Zaluvida now recruiting Danish farmers for innovative technology launch

Herning, Denmark, 26 February 2018 – Livestock emissions are a considerable contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, however up to now, there has been no commercial, scalable solution to reduce methane emissions from cows. Over the past 10 years, researchers in the UK and leading European universities, funded by the pioneering Swiss-based life science group, Zaluvida, have developed a unique, patented natural feed supplement from fruit and vegetable. This feed supplement, Mootral , has been shown to instantly reduce methane emissions from ruminants by at least 30%, helping the livestock industry to reduce carbon emissions immediately.

Zaluvida is recruiting Danish farmers to help reducing methane emissions from cows in order to launch climate-friendly beef and dairy products. In preparation for its work in Denmark an in vitro trial was carried out at the University of Copenhagen, to verify the impact of Mootral on rumen fermentation.

Mette Olaf Nielsen, Professor in Sustainable Animal Nutrition, and Hanne H. Hansen, Associate Professor of Cattle Production, Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences at Copenhagen University, commented: “A 58% methane reduction was achieved when we added Mootral to a typical Danish dairy ration of maize silage and soybean cake in our in-vitro test. This is an impressive and exciting result. We will continue our studies with Mootral to verify the effects in real cows under farm conditions as part of our ongoing research efforts to find ways to ensure drastic reductions in methane emission and de-criminalize cows in the climate debate. The in-vitro test showed clearly that Mootral increased early fermentation and did not affect feed degradability whilst reducing methane.”

Speaking at the Danish Cattle Congress in Herning, Dr Hilde Vrancken, Vice President Research & Development, Zaluvida, added: “We are pleased to see such significant and positive results from the University of Copenhagen, confirming the methane emission reductions we have found with our partners worldwide, both in vitro and in vivo. By using Mootral, farmers will now have an opportunity to provide meat and dairy products to the consumer while creating an immediate positive effect on the climate and the cow’s health and productivity. Since our market research has shown that consumers are excited about the concept of climate-friendly products, we are looking forward to discussing our innovative Mootral technology and meeting many farmers at the Danish Cattle Congress.”

The Mootral team is attending the annual Danish Cattle Congress, 26-27 February, Herning Congress Centre, Denmark.