How SeaFeed™ works to combat climate change
Ruminant animals such as cattle and sheep have microbes in their stomachs that produce methane as a byproduct of digesting their feed. This is the largest source of agricultural emissions.
The SeaFeed™ product range is based upon the bioactives found naturally in Asparagopsis. Our scientists have replicated these bioactives and in turn created a unique manufactured range of solutions which are easy to apply across all farming systems.
Why?
Methane is produced in the gut of ruminant livestock as a result of enteric fermentation.
SeaFeed™ contains bioactive compounds which prevent methane production in ruminant livestock. This is achieved by competitively inhibiting the enzymatic pathway which produces methane at the last stage of digestion.
Methane has a global warming effect 28 times that of CO2, causing livestock to contribute approximately 16% of global greenhouse emissions.
Animals whose diet is supplemented with SeaFeed™ can achieve methane reductions up to 80%.
That’s a massive reduction.
Result:
Feed Conversion Efficiency
Metabolic conversion of methane represents up to 15% of feed energy.
Abating the methane may result in the accelerated growth of livestock, less feed and resource wastage meaning more food with less impact.