Dairy Producers Distance Themselves from Methane-Reducing Cattle Additive

A growing number of dairy farmers are making the decision not to use a new gas inhibiter made to cut emissions from cattle.

Cows are seen on a farm near Albany, Western Australia, on April 13, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

Multiple Australian dairy companies have distanced themselves from using the cattle feed additive Bovaer, which claims to decrease cattle methane emissions by 50 percent or more.

Norco Milk, Maleny Dairies, Gippsland Jersey, and Bass River Dairies have joined a growing chorus of businesses stating their cows are not fed the powder after recent backlash online against supermarket giant Coles for using the product.