The world is getting more and more bonkers by the day. The latest to be trending on X and TikTok is cattle being fed chemicals to reduce the amount they fart in order to help the climate and reach net zero in carbon emissions. Readers having learnt from Covid have come to see governments do not have our best interests at heart and are actually trying to poison and control us are now very sceptical about such interventions and have become detectives. They are discovering what are these chemicals, the side effects, who is using them and what is the real reason for their use.
Given that these chemicals are known to effect fertility is this a reason for their use and/or is it to further destroy the food chain and have us all eating bugs? Arla Foods who sparked this awareness to the public are also investing in insect farms. Bill Gates has stock in Bovaer “investing over $5 million in DSM-Firmenich AG, the company behind Bovaer.” (Peter Sweden) and is supporting a similar product Rumin 8 (for which no safety data sheets have been found). Bill Gates is also keen to get us eating artificial meat and insects. Nothing to be concerned about then!
“Only by exhausting a robust certification process, with health approvals and extensive trials, should any new feed product be introduced into our cows’ diets.” (UK NFU Dairy Board chair Paul Tompkins)
Bovaer and Arla Foods
Arla Foods are a large dairy conglomerate who supply many supermarkets, coffee shops and food producers such as Cadburys across Europe and UK with milk and dairy products like Lurpak butter and Cravendale milk. They announced in November that they are trialling the use of Bovaer- a methane reductor in 30 UK farms on dairy cattle to reduce their methane burbs and farts who supply Morrisons, Tesco and Aldi supermarkets.
It was discovered that other companies such as Marks and Spencer have been using Bovaer for several months as part of their drive to reduce their carbon footprint and are pressuring all their farmers to use it. “Bovaer was authorised in the UK in December 2023, according to DSM, and is available for sale in 68 countries.” (Sky News) This includes approval by the FDA in the USA, Canada and Australia who are also using these chemicals for beef cattle. You will therefore need to do research on what suppliers are using these products in your location.
What is Bovaer?
“Bovaer is a feed additive developed by DSM (a global science-based company) that reduces enteric methane emissions from cattle. It is a small molecule that inhibits and slows down the process of methane production in cattle, making it a potential solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector.
According to the search results, Bovaer has been tested in various countries, including Australia, and has shown significant reductions in methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle. In one trial, it reduced emissions by up to 99% in beef cattle in an Australian feedlot.
Bovaer is considered safe for animal consumption and has been authorized for use in several countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, and the UK. The additive is made up of silicon dioxide, propylene glycol, and the organic compound 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP).” (AI)
Research is showing that Bovaer can have an effect on fertility especially in males and has been found to shrink the ovaries of cows. Itis unknown if cattle fed these products result in it entering the food chain. But rat studies show the chemicals in various parts of the animal’s body suggesting that it is transmitted. However a separate “statement on the DSM Firmenich website in response to the backlash by consumers said that consumers are never exposed to Bovaer as it does not enter into the milk or meat of the cow.” (SkyNews) .
The DSM reposnse states that ”Provided it is used as recommended, Bovaer® is fully metabolized by the cow and is not present in milk or meat, so there is no consumer exposure. It never enters into milk or meat and therefore does not reach consumers.” It also says it is “considered safe” (DSM) (emphasis added)
The experts and media are now telling us that Bovaer is safe and effective. Where have we heard such statements before? – Covid vaccines that have resulted in millions of excess deaths and disabilities seen since 2021. Plus Mad Cow Disease also known as Bovine Spongiform Sncephalopathy (BSE) was transmitted through contaminated animal feed. Therefore it seems a good idea to be sceptical of products such as Bovaer and Rumin 8, especially as male fertility is already in free fall and the horrific deaths we witnessed from BSE.
What is Rumin8?
“Rumin8 is using a pharmaceutical approach to reproduce and stabilise nature’s solutions to make affordable feed supplements that reduce methane emissions from livestock.” (rumin8.com) “Ongoing trials are consistently demonstrating high product palatability, productivity gains of up to 9% and high efficacy in methane reduction (50 – 90% grain-fed cattle and 24 – 50% grass-fed cattle). We are currently perfecting several formulations and delivery modalities to suit diverse livestock production systems – including rangeland grazing cattle – to provide effective, easy to use and affordable solutions to producers.” (rumin8.com)
More videos available on their website. https://rumin8.com
When searching for safety data on Rumin8 the only thing found of interest was this AI generated information:
- “Animal health and safety: Rumin8’s pharmaceutical-based approach ensures end-to-end quality control, and trials have shown that animals readily consume their products with no negative impact on feed intake or overall health (as assessed by veterinarian observations, ruminal health assessments, and clinical blood checks).
- Tribromomethane (TBM) stability and delivery: Rumin8’s intellectual property covers the stabilization and palatable delivery of TBM, ensuring accurate and consistent delivery to reduce methane emissions in livestock.
- Regulatory approvals: Rumin8 has received feed ingredient approval in Brazil from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, and provisional regulatory authorization in New Zealand. This demonstrates that regulatory authorities have assessed the safety data of their products and allowed them to proceed through important regulatory gateways.
- Trials and efficacy: Rumin8 has conducted multiple trials, including those with independent researchers in Australia, the US, and Brazil, which have shown positive top-line results, including:
- Methane production reductions of up to 86%
- Weight gains ranging from 8.4% to 12.5% higher than control groups
- No negative impact on feed intake or overall health
- Pharmaceutical-grade manufacturing process: Rumin8’s technology uses a highly scalable, consistent, and cost-effective pharmaceutical-grade manufacturing process to synthesize and stabilize TBM, ensuring a high level of quality and safety.
Overall, the safety data suggests that Rumin8’s products are well-tolerated by animals, with no adverse effects on health or productivity, and have been deemed safe by regulatory authorities in Brazil and New Zealand.” (AI)
From all the information coming forward to avoid these chemicals you have to avoid not only milk, dairy and also beef in some countries, but any processed food that includes them except if they come from a trusted source. At the moment these chemicals are not approved for use in organic products.
Time to get to know your local farmer and buy direct.
“Why do cows produce methane?”
Cows release methane through belching and flatulence, as the gas is produced and accumulated in the rumen. The majority of methane emissions come from belching, with a smaller amount released through flatulence. Methane formation serves as a “drain” to remove excess hydrogen molecules from the rumen, preventing rumen acidosis and maintaining animal health and production. Methane production an inherent part of ruminant digestion. What is reducing/removing this natural process from cattles digestion going to cause to their health and wellbeing? Is this another way to reduce meat and dairy from our food supply and to get us eating artificial meat and insects?
Why Do Cattle Produce Methane, and What Can We Do About it?
Cattle are special animals that consume foods such as grasses and hays that humans can’t digest, taking those pieces of energy and turning them into milk and meat that nourish people. In the process, part of the energy cows eat results in the production of methane that is belched out the front end of the animal. That’s a conundrum.
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas that does impact our climate, and that is one reason there are groups that do not like beef and dairy production. However, methane is also a short-lived gas, meaning it lasts and warms the atmosphere for about a decade before being broken down into carbon dioxide and water vapor. This carbon is then available to be utilized by plants for photosynthesis to grow and produce oxygen, as part of the stockpile of CO2 in the atmosphere.
The path of methane from cows to the atmosphere to plants and back to cows is known as the biogenic carbon cycle. This cycle is in constant rotation with methane molecules being produced, oxidized to carbon dioxide, and subsequently taken up by plants. In other words, as new methane is added, older methane is being removed at the same rate. However, if we have less methane produced today compared to a decade ago, we will have less going into the atmosphere and more of those historical emissions being removed.
That’s a major opportunity in the struggle to curtail global warming. As a result, the CLEAR Center and many other research centers around the world are working on solutions to reduce methane production in cattle without compromising animal health and performance…
Changing cattle diets to reduce methane emissions
Changing what we feed cows in the United States can prevent some methane from forming in the first place, thus reducing emissions. One of the precursors for making methane is fiber digestion, and fiber is a key component of what cattle eat. Feeding cows grains and fats, for example, results in reduced methane formation. These food sources produce different digestion products during rumen fermentation. In fact, the products they make serve as a sink for some of the extra hydrogen molecules in a cow’s rumen. As a result, hydrogen is soaked up and can’t be used by the methane-forming microbes.
A prime example of this can be seen when comparing beef cattle that graze pastures and those feeding on 70% grain diets in feedlots. While feedlot cattle may be consuming more feed per day than cattle in a pasture, they are producing less methane for every pound of feed they consume.
Indeed, feeding grains to cattle is a proven strategy to reduce methane emissions. However, there are also implications of livestock eating human-consumable foods such as corn and barley. There are tradeoffs that occur in each part of the livestock supply chain that carry their own pros and cons. Yet, most (86%) of what livestock eat cannot be consumed by humans, including feeds such as food byproducts, grasses and hays that can be upcycled into human-consumable food. Read more…
Farmers will be ordered to feed cows ‘methane suppressants’ to stop them belching and
breaking wind under government plans to reach net zero
Dairy cows are set to be given ‘methane suppressants’ by farmers to reduce their carbon footprint – by making them burp less.
Ministers are looking to force farmers to give herds additives to reduce gas from digestion in ‘compound feeds’, which contain seaweed and essential oils.
The Government’s Net Zero Growth Plan, released this week, looked to address concerns from the High Court that existing plans to reach the climate goal before 2050 were not detailed enough.
The plan said the bovine supplements could be introduced ‘at pace’ from 2025 – or as ‘soon as practically possible’ – in efforts to reduce emissions by 20 per cent by 2030, as Britain’s commitment to the Global Methane Pledge requires.
Cows are a big contributor to climate change, with farm animals producing around 14 per cent of carbon emissions from human activity worldwide. Read more…
DSM starts construction of production facility for its novel Bovaer® methane-reducing feed in Dalry
(Nov 2022) The plant will significantly increase global production of Bovaer®, DSM’s unique methane-reducing feed additive for cattle. In an official groundbreaking ceremony attended by the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, and Dimitri de Vreeze, Co-CEO of DSM, the company marked the next step in its plan to use Bovaer® to reduce global methane emissions and contribute to worldwide methane reduction targets.
DSM announced that planning had started during the UN Climate Change Conference last year in Glasgow. Construction officially began today on a facility that will help DSM scale-up production of Bovaer® in the coming years and marks another milestone in the company’s ambition to bring its methane-reducing feed additive to the market worldwide. This development of DSM’s Dalry site has been supported by the Scottish Government through Scottish Enterprise, the national agency supporting economic development and innovation.
Reducing methane emissions is crucial for keeping warming below the 1.5°C target outlined in the Paris Agreement. Over 100 countries have signed a Global Methane Pledge, agreeing to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030. The addition of new signatories in recent months, such as Australia in October 2022, underscores growing recognition of the need for urgent action. Ruminants (mainly cows) emit around 20% of all methane gasses globally, so reducing emissions in ruminant herds will play a vital role in meeting global climate ambitions. Read more…
Bovaer pilot: CO2 reduction revenue model
(Nov 2022) 150 dairy farmers with a total of 20,000 cows are gaining experience with DSM’s feed additive, Bovaer, which reduces methane emissions from cows by 30%. For livestock farmers, it should provide a revenue model for CO2 reduction.
In February 2022, Bovaer was approved for use in European dairy farming. For DSM, FrieslandCampina and Agrifirm, that marked the start of a large-scale pilot with Bovaer on Dutch dairy farms.
“We are testing Bovaer with 150 members with a total of 20,000 cows. The pilot will run until March 2023,” says Jan Dirk van Mourik of FrieslandCampina. “Reducing methane emissions is the fastest way to combat global warming. The demand for food with a lower CO2 footprint from business-to-business such as Danone or Nestlé is also growing. We can supply milk to these companies from dairy farmers who feed Bovaer to their cows. The profit for us and for dairy farmers lies in developing strong brands with added value. We are working towards rewarding dairy farmers who reduce greenhouse gas emissions.” Read more…
Arla Foods, Bovaer® and the Climate Blame Game
Farming’s Methane Myth –
Bovaer: If Bill Gates Thinks its Safe, It Must Be Fine
Bovaer® trials – what you need to know
The news that trials of products such as Bovaer® are taking place in the UK has sparked debate on social media and beyond since the announcement of a new project between a large dairy processor and a number of retailers.
This trial, due to take place on up to 30 farms, aims to understand if enteric methane emissions from cows could be reduced through the feeding of a methane suppressing food supplement. Bovaer® claims to reduce enteric methane emissions from cows on average by 27%.
Since its inception, the NFU has played an active role in a government-led roundtable focused on methane inhibitors as we recognise the role they could play in supporting sustainable food supply chains.
In October 2023, Defra renewed its commitment to reducing methane emissions in livestock through plans to encourage the use of methane reducing feed products in England.
The NFU has been very clear that any new product or innovation needs to work in real-life situations, suit a range of farm systems and be incentivised alongside a range of other GHG emission-reducing techniques, such as genetics, efficiency improvements and new technologies.
We have also stressed the need for robust risk assessments to consider the impact of each product on animal health and welfare, food safety and the wider environment.
Is it safe?
Bovaer® has been approved and is considered safe by the FSA (Food Standards Agency) in the UK, the EFSA in the EU and a number of other authorities in more than 68 countries across the world including Australia, Canada, North America and Brazil.
Regulatory and scientific trials, which have taken place over the last 15 years have demonstrated that Bovaer® does not pose a risk to health for consumers or animals.
When used as recommended, Bovaer is designed to break down in the cows’ digestive systems and quickly decompose into naturally occurring compounds already present in the rumen. As such, the product is not present in the milk or meat from an animal and there is no exposure to consumers.
A spokesperson from the FSA said: “Milk from cows given Bovaer, a feed additive used to reduce methane emissions, is safe to drink. Bovaer has undergone rigorous safety assessments and is approved for use in Great Britain.” Read more…
“This chemical is based on propanol. It causes epithelial damage…will it damage the lining of their gut as well as shrinking their ovaries? & what effect will it have on soil integrity, earthworms & other insects or small burrowing insects & mammals or reptiles? Or even on plants growing on the soil ?” My guess is they have no clue & did not bother to find out.(Dr Jennine Morgan)
BOVAER SAFETY STUDIES: A LESSON IN CORRUPTION:
Bovaer, in relation to safety studies for the consumer, a 2-year study flagged up real problems in the Female rat tests. The original study report concluded there was evidence of carcinogenicity in female rats. The company, DSM, behind the chemical additive challenged the study (!) and paid for their own expert. “This raised alarm bells considering it was an external consultant, paid for by the applicant (DSM), who attributed another cause for the increase in micronuclei- the stain used- not 3-NOP, the active ingredient in DSM’s product” If #ARLA OR #BillGates don’t like the Results of a Study they just pay someone else to “Try Again”(!) (Peter Sanford)
Is Bovaer Safe and Effective?
(5th Dec) We live in a time when people perceive many threats; not least the ongoing attacks on farming: meat & dairy production. And the latest, in the form of feed for dairy cows, by a product called Bovaer.
Food, of course, is vital, and it is no surprise therefore when people perceive a threat to their food, they get angry, and boycotts start….
In rat studies, 3-NOP was found widely distributed:
In tissues, the highest concentrations were found in the liver (184.5 μg 3-NOP-eq/g), adrenal glands (159.3 μg 3-NOP-eq/g) and kidney (118.4 μg 3-NOP-eq/g). Low concentrations were found in fat (58.9 μg 3-NOP.
In thymus, renal fat, prostate, spleen, pancreas and lungs, the mean values ranged from 8.97 to 7.23 μg 3-NOP-eq/g for the low dose and about 7–10 times higher for the high dose. All other tissues had values close to or lower than plasma at 48 h after dosing, 7.03 μg 3-NOP-eq/mL and 51.92 μg 3-NOP-eq/mL, respectively, for the low and high doses. In females, a very similar distribution was found. Other organs like the ovaries, spleen, thymus, lungs, pancreas and uterus had mean values from 7.37 to 4.64 μg 3-NOP-eq/g for the low dose and about 7–10 times higher for the high dose. All other tissues had values close to or lower than plasma at this time, 4.22 μg 3-NOP-eq/mL and 34.47 μg 3-NOP-eq/mL, for the low- and high-dose levels. In carcass, radioactivity ranged from 3.1% to 4.4%, for both doses.
Is there any risk of harm?
Cancer?
3 NOP was also tested for its ability to induce chromosome damage in Hamster cells:
3-NOP can induce chromosome damage through a clastogenic mechanism of action.
Other evidence:
The potential of NOPA to induce gene mutations was investigated … NOPA induced gene mutations by base pair substitutions in the genome of strains TA1535 and TA100 in the presence and absence of S9 mix.
The effect of NOPA on the mutant frequency of the cII gene was analysed in liver and duodenum of male and female transgenic Fischer 344 Big Blue® rats in compliance with OECD TG 488.45 … Neither mortality nor morbidity were observed, but clinical signs were reported in both male and female animals.
The authors stated that for 3-NOP:
Based on the above, the FEEDAP Panel concludes that the genotoxicity potential of 3-NOP cannot be ruled out.
What about tumours?
[In rats] [t]reatment with the test substance resulted in an increase in the incidence of benign gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumours in the small intestines of females treated with 300 mg 3-NOP/kg bw per day. In addition to these mesenchymal tumours, hyperplasia of a similar type of mesenchymal cell was observed in the small intestine muscle layer of one female of both the 50 and 300 mg/kg bw per day group. No gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumours or hyperplastic mesenchymal cells were noted in the small intestines of males.
In females, the PWG noted three benign mesenchymal cell tumours in the 300 mg/kg bw per day group and one animal each in the 50 and 100 mg/kg bw per day group. In two additional females of the 300 mg/kg bw per day and two males of the 100 mg/kg bw per day group, mesenchymal cell hyperplasia was observed. The increased incidence of the benign mesenchymal tumours was not considered statistically significant
The FEEDAP Panel considered that, even if a statistical significance was not demonstrated, benign gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumours in the small intestines are rare findings and could not be considered as chance findings. Therefore, the NOAEL from this study is 100 mg 3-NOP/kg bw per day.
What about fertility, reproduction?
Study on female rats with 3-NOP:
All females at 500 mg/kg bw [body weight] showed evidence of mating but none of the females became pregnant, and no corpora lutea or implantation sites were found in any of these females.
For male rats:
Treatment with 500 mg 3-NOP/kg bw per day caused adverse effects in the testes and epididymides characterised by severe reduction of the spermatogenesis.
Slight to severe decrease in spermatogenesis was observed in the testes (characterised by tubular atrophy of germ cells, presence of multinucleated giant cells and tubular vacuolation) of most males of the 300 mg/kg bw per day group. Sperm motility was reduced in most of the males at 300 mg/kg bw per day accompanied by decreased total sperm counts in testes and epididymides. No evidence of recovery was observed after 13 weeks.
The FEEDAP Panel noted that the severe effects seen on testes and epididymides, affecting spermatogenesis, were observed in rats only. The FEEDAP Panel agreed on an overall NOAEL of 100 mg/kg bw per day for 3-NOP, derived from subchronic toxicity studies conducted in rats, mice and dogs.
Testicular toxicity was assumed to be due to breakdown product of 3-NOP called NOPA because of how fast the metabolite is formed from 3-NOP.
But what of its effect on humans? We do not know – Untested.
Study on pups (offspring) from female rats treated with 3-NOP: ‘spleen weights of the F2-generation were statistically significantly lower in male pups at 25 mg/kg (absolute and relative to body weight), 50 mg/kg (absolute) and 100 mg/kg (absolute and relative to body weight) and in female pups at 50 mg/kg (absolute) and 100 mg/kg (absolute and relative to body weight). Read more…
What Can We Really Expect from Elanco’s New Bovaer®?
Bovaer is a powdered feed supplement that blocks an enzyme involved in methane formation reducing the amount of methane emitted by each animal.
(June 2024) The first-of-its-kind, methane-reducing feed additive for cattle passed muster with U.S. regulators in May 2024 when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a satisfactory review of the feed additive Bovaer®.
Originally developed and marketed by Netherlands-based dsm-firmenich, Bovaer is being licensed for marketing in the United States, Canada, and Mexico by Elanco Animal Health, Incorporated.
Bovaer is a powdered feed supplement that blocks an enzyme involved in methane formation reducing the amount of methane emitted by each animal. Its active ingredient is 3-nitrooxypropanol, or “3-NOP.” Elanco officials said feeding 1 million cows Bovaer would reduce methane emissions equivalent to removing more than 285,000 cars from the road for a year.
The first countries to approve Bovaer were Brazil and Chile in 2021. The European Union authorized use of the product in dairy cattle the following year. It is now legal for use in more than 55 countries worldwide, including Canada, which approved it in early 2024.
So, when Bovaer becomes commercially available to U.S. dairy farmers, what can producers expect from the product, based on research and commercial use that has already occurred around the world? Among the findings and currently available information are:
Performance – The founding company promotes methane reductions from a daily dose of Bovaer of 30% in dairy cows and 45% in beef cattle. Numerous internal and independent studies have confirmed those figures or higher. Two trials at the Universita Cattlolica in Italy showed reductions in methane emissions of 44-50% when Bovaer was fed daily to lactating dairy cows at a dose of ¼ teaspoon per cow per day.
Some studies have even noted methane reductions up to 80%. But a study by Irish agricultural research organization TEAGASC noted it is more difficult to achieve consistent results in grazing cattle. Their work showed a 30% methane reduction for 2.5 hours after feeding, but an overall reduction of only 7% based on twice-a-day supplementation.
A Dutch study involving 150 dairy farms and more than 20,000 cows showed Bovaer has more effect on methane reduction with a higher dosage and more corn in the ration. Read more…
They are POISONING our milk now
Cows are being fed toxic chemicals to stop climate change
(0ct 2023) I have something very worrying to tell you.
They are planning on poisoning our milk supply in the name of stopping climate change.
Of course you will not be hearing anything about this on the mainstream media, so that is why I have to write this article and warn you of what is happening.
For some reason, it has been decided that cows are the enemy. The Netherlands plan on seizing thousands of farms and reduce the number of livestock.
In New Zealand, the left wing government was just defeated after farmers united to oppose them and their new ”fart tax” to reduce emissions from cows.
But now countries are beginning to feed TOXIC chemicals to cows in order to get them to have less burps and farts. Yes, you read that correctly!
Why is that you may ask?
To reduce climate emissions and meet the 2030 climate goals of course!
By the year 2030, the agriculture industry has to reduce climate emissions by 5 million tons CO2. In other words, this of course goes back to the UN Agenda 2030 ”global goals” which none other than Bill Gates himself is funding.
The goal is that all ruminant livestock used for diary and meat shall be fed methane suppressing chemicals in just a few years.
What are they calling this new milk?
One diary producer is calling it ”Future milk” while another milk is called ”Climate milk”.
It’s not some crazy future conspiracy theory. I went to the grocery store in Norway and the new “Climate milk” is ALREADY on the shelves! Read more…
(Dec 2024 update). In Norway, they began selling this ”climate milk” over one year ago. The thing is, nobody wanted to buy it. So now they just began putting this poisoned milk in all the regular milk instead, and by 2027 all milk will come from cows being given this chemical. Read more…
They really don’t like it!
New Bovaer fears: UK Government ‘commits’ to giving ALL cows in England controversial feed by 2030
– amid ongoing dairy boycott over ‘toxic’ additive
All ‘suitable’ British cattle will be given methane-reducing chemical Bovaer or Bovaer-like products by law by 2030, under controversial Government plans.
A Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) document that details the plan to mandate the use of ‘methane-suppressing feed products’ in English cattle has sparked concern on social media — due to claims the substance can leach into dairy, causing health problems.
It comes after furious Brits have vowed to boycott more than a dozen makers of dairy products including Lurpak, over fears they are allegedly ‘contaminated’ with the additive, which has been questionably linked to cancer.
However, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) on its website says: The FSA safety assessment concluded there are no safety concerns when Bovaer is used at the correct dosage. It does not cause cancer (it is not carcinogenic or genotoxic and poses no safety concerns to consumers, animals or the environment.
Shoppers originally focused on milks and butters made by Danish firm Arla after the company announced the launch of a trial that would see Bovaer given to its cows. Read more…
Udder Madness: Cow Feed Additive Linked to Sterilization
The battle to limit carbon emissions has reached a new level with Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos backing startups developing new vaccines to curb cow farts and burps. See new findings in a recent study out of California on greenhouse emissions from bovine flatulence and why the UK is boycotting certain brands of dairy in the UK where the cows are fed a controversial drug.
UK Consumers Boycott Dairy Cooperative Over Trial of Methane-Reducing Feed Additive
UK consumers are boycotting dairy products because of a trial of a methane-reducing feed additive called Bovaer. Arla Foods, the largest dairy cooperative in the UK, will be using feed additives at 30 farms across the UK. This comes as part of a continued push for reducing carbon and methane to reduce climate change caused by humans.
The FDA approved the use of Bovaer in the United States in May, which contains the primary ingredient 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP). The FDA’s approval letter states, “Based on the information provided in your letter, Bovaer® 10 is an article (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of an animal, and therefore it is a drug.” The FDA said this drug would fall under the purview of the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and they have considered “refraining from enforcement of requirements” for new animal drug approvals.
The FDA states that after CVM’s evaluation, they have no questions regarding the product after reviewing the data provided by the manufacturer Elanco. The letter said, “Although Bovaer® 10 is an unapproved drug, at this time, we do not intend to initiate enforcement action with respect to the drug requirements listed above for Elanco’s marketing Bovaer® 10 or use provided FDA continues to have no questions or public health concerns about Bovaer® 10.”
The FDA said Bovaer is “expected to pose a low risk to humans,” but the Bovaer data attached to the end of the letter issues a warning. The warning says, “Not for human use. Caution should be exercised when handling this product. 3-nitrooxypropanol may damage male fertility and reproductive organs, is potentially harmful when inhaled, and is a skin and eye irritant. Personal protective gear, including eyewear, a dust mask, and impervious gloves, should be worn when handling this product. Operators should wash hands after handling. If accidental eye exposure occurs, rinse eyes thoroughly with water. The safety data sheet contains more detailed occupational safety information.”
This product is currently being used for dairy cows, so that is causing concern for milk consumers at the supermarket. This week Jeffrey Jaxen reported on current Bovaer boycotts and pointed to a previous instance of a successful protest. Monsanto had an artificial growth hormone for dairy cows, and traces of this hormone were measurable in the milk.
Wal-Mart announced in 2008 that their milk brand Great Value would only source milk from farms that don’t use this artificial growth hormone. The FDA said milk from cows treated with this hormone is not harmful to human health, but Wal-Mart made the decision based on consumer demand. Shortly after that, Monsanto divested from the product because it was no longer financially viable.
Jaxen also reported about a 2021 study on rats given Bovaer, which said “In tissue, the highest concentrations were found in the liver, adrenal glands, and kidney. Low concentrations were found in fat, muscle, and brain.” Jaxen pulled some other quotes from the study, including “Based on the above, the FEEDAP panel concludes that the genotoxicity potential of 3-NOP cannot be ruled out.” Read more…
MRNA New Weapon in The War On The American Rancher
Physician and cattle rancher, Brooke Miller, MD, discusses the war on the American farmer from globalists and why the public should be gravely concerned over the imminent threat of mRNA vaccines on the horizon to be administered in dairy and beef cattle.
Rumin8 welcomes $87 million funding allocation to the CRC for Zero Net Emissions from Agriculture
15 December 2023
Australian climate technology company Rumin8 welcomes the decision by the Australian Government to provide $87 million in funding to the CRC for Zero Net Emissions from Agriculture to further develop and scale up technologies to reduce methane emissions from grazing cattle and sheep, and to improve crop quality and production.
Having just returned from COP28 in Dubai, Rumin8 CEO David Messina said many exciting technologies were emerging to achieve net zero, but getting them to sufficient scale and to market was proving difficult.
“Progressing an innovative product to market requires a combination of a good idea followed by hard work to prove it and develop it into commercial reality,” Mr Messina said. “Both are difficult.
“It is pleasing that the Government has recognised that agriculture can play a role in achieving net zero, but for any innovations to move the needle, they must be adopted at scale.
“There’s a range of factors that influence adoption and that will be one of the challenges the CRC is seeking to address.”
Rumin8 is a supporting partner of the CRC for Zero Net Emissions from Agriculture.
“Rumin8 shares very similar goals with the CRC for Zero Net Emissions from Agriculture so it makes sense that we partner to assist each other to pursue our combined objectives,” Mr Messina said. (Rumin8 press release)
Rumin8 hits 80% methane yield reduction in products suitable for grazing cattle
A University of New England controlled cattle study has found the methane yield was slashed by 81 per cent when trial cattle had access to water troughs dosed with Rumin8’s methane reducing livestock supplements, indicating a new tool is emerging to help cattle farmers who rely on grazing production systems to lower their methane emissions.
Delivery of Rumin8’s water-based formulation to cattle through water troughs opens up opportunities to reduce methane emissions from cattle in either remote, rangeland operations, or those with few animal handling touch points, such as pasture/grass-based cattle production systems.
At any one time 96% of the cattle population in Australia, the United States, Brazil and New Zealand graze grass. There are currently no methane-reducing additives commercially available for these cattle.
The controlled cattle study was run by Australian climate technology company Rumin8 in conjunction with research partner, the University of New England (UNE), to test the efficacy of two different formulations of Rumin8’s proprietary methane inhibiting product against a control group. One was administered a water-based formulation via water troughs suitable for pasture-fed cattle and the other was an oil-based formulation incorporated into a feedlot ration. Read more…
Rumin8 achieves first regulatory approval in New Zealand
22 July 2024
Australian climate technology company, Rumin8, has passed an important milestone in bringing its methane reducing feed additives to the market, with the provisional registration by the New Zealand Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) of its first methane reducing feed additive.
Rumin8 is developing solid feed and water delivered formulations that leverage an organic active compound called Tribromomethane (TBM), which has been shown to be the most effective of all actives tested for methane reductions in livestock.
This approval allows for efficacy and safety studies to be conducted in commercial animals to generate the data for final approval in New Zealand. The aim is to accelerate Rumin8’s products into the hands of producers with a view to reduce livestock methane emissions and improve productivity. Read more…
Rumin8 achieves first regulatory approval in Brazil
8 October 2024
Australian climate technology company, Rumin8, is a step closer to providing its methane reducing supplements to the world’s largest cattle herd, after receiving feed ingredient approval in Brazil from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply for the Company’s methane reducing feed additive.
The Brazilian approval follows the provisional regulatory authorization in New Zealand in late July.
“Rumin8 is very quickly building a bank of regulatory authorizations required to progress the commercialization of our methane reducing feed additives for livestock,” said Rumin8 CEO David Messina.
“Two regulatory authorities have now assessed the safety data of our products and both have allowed us to proceed through an important regulatory gateway. That provides Rumin8 with confidence that we are on the right pathway.”
Rumin8 is developing solid feed and water-delivered formulations that leverage an organic active compound called Tribromomethane (TBM), which has been shown to be the most effective of all actives tested for methane reductions in livestock. Rumin8’s innovative technology uses a highly scalable, consistent, and cost-effective pharmaceutical grade manufacturing process to synthesize and stabilize the anti-methanogenic compound TBM.
With the receipt of the Brazilian feed ingredient approval, Rumin8 can progress efficacy and safety studies in commercial animals to generate the required data for full approval in Brazil.
Brazil has the largest cattle herd in the world, at almost 235 million head. By comparison, the US cattle herd is ~95 million head and the Australian herd is ~30 million head.
“Brazil is a key market for Rumin8 for two key reasons,” Mr. Messina said. “Its large beef cattle population means that we can generate significant sales when we commercialize, and we can make a significant impact on reducing methane emissions – which is a key driver for Rumin8 and our shareholders.” Read more…
A New Fart Vaccine For Cows? You Can’t Make This Up!
“Amazon boss injects £7.3m into cattle methane vaccine project Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has invested millions of pounds into a pioneering project aimed at developing a vaccine that would reduce methane emissions from cattle. Researchers at the Pirbright Institute in Surrey and the Royal Veterinary College are working with an international consortium to build scientific evidence for a vaccine that can reduce the number and activity of methane-producing microbes, or methanogens, in a cow’s gut. The project, which is being backed by a $9.4m (£7.3m) grant from the Bezos Earth Fund, is exploring the potential of a vaccine to reduce these emissions by 30%.” (Jim Ferguson)
Check the label to find out where your dairy is from.
“Major Norwegian dairy producer Q-Melk has now promised to STOP using Bovaer after boycotts and massive complaints from consumers.” (Peter Sweden)
Cow farts are NOT the problem after all
