Asparagopsis as livestock feed
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Assessment
FEFTS Specifications
Commercial technology
for Energy efficiency improvement
Suitable for
Precision livestock farming
Special type
Methane reduction through feed
Agricultural domain
Livestock
Suitable for
Farmer, Producers association
Applications
Agricultural field practices
Type of solution
Methodology, Procedure, Complete solution
Details
Company name: CH4 Global
Address: HENDERSON, NEVADA, United States
Additional info
How it works
Compounds in the seaweed disrupt the enzymes of gut microbes that produce methane gas as waste during digestion. This benefit was first demonstrated by CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization), James Cook University, and Meat & Livestock Australia. They created FutureFeed Pty Ltd, which holds the global rights, to award and manage licenses around the world against the patents for the use of Asparagopsis for reduction of methane.
In multiple subsequent field trials in Australia and the United States, carried out by CSIRO, UC Davis, and the University of Pennsylvania, this product has been shown to reduce methane emissions by up to 99% (depending on dose)— in beef and dairy cattle as well as sheep - with no adverse effects to livestock, their products, or the environment.
Additional Benefits of Asparagopsis
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Environmentally friendly
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Improves water quality
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Acts as a carbon sink and mitigates ocean acidification since seaweed takes in 5 times as much carbon dioxide as land-based plants
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Reduces introduced nitrogen and phosphorus in the water (from fertilizers) and other environmental pollutants.
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Assessment
This section contains a brief assessment of the FEFTS described.
There are 3 basic categories: General, Environmental and Socioeconomic assessment.
The purpose of this assessment is to give a quick overview to the potential FEFTS user of its application benefits.
For each question, the Likert scale is used with the following possible answers:
Strongly disagree, Disagree, Neither agree nor disagree (Neutral)/non applicable, Agree, Strongly agree
General
This FEFTS contributes to improve the energy profiles of farming systems:Environmental
The application of this FEFTS indirectly reduces fossil energy use, in terms of:- Feed reduction
- Animal healthcare
Socioeconomic
The application of this FEFTS contributes to cost reductions of farming systems:Keep in mind that this assessment is subjective, based on publicly available information.
All registered users are asked to evaluate each FEFTS and when an adequate number of reviews is gathered the results depicted here are updated. Each review is screened in order to avoid malicious practices.
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