Dairy industry bodies defend the use of methane reducing feed additive Bovaer

The Food Standards Agency confirmed said milk from cows given Bovaer as a feed additive to reduce methane emissions was safe to drink and had undergone rigorous testing

Rachael Brown
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Dairy industry bodies defend the use of methane reducing feed additive Bovaer

Industry bodies across the dairy sector have defended Arla's trial use of Bovaer, a methane-reducing feed additive on 30 of its farms, after the announcement sparked deep division, with members of the...

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