Usually get mostly reasoned responses on the forum but not so much this time.
For the fourth or fifth time; it's mostly NOT about bovine fecal matter. But it's too hard for many to pass on. And calling it a BS article? Other than facilitating yet another really clever reference to poop what's BS about the "press release" (it's not an article)? Bovine methane production is orders of magnitude greater than virtually any other animal species and there's a lot of them. The product described in the news release is intended primarily for lactating dairy cows. Given their diet a 1000 cow herd likely produce more methane daily than the four million deer we're supposed to have in Texas.
None of the techniques or products being investigated or developed to address bovine belched methane would have an snowball's chance in Hades of getting to market except for the federal government's various carbon credit programs which you pay for. There's real science here but that's not what's driving this.
And worry about the human and environmental health effects is not warranted. This is not a medication but rather an enzyme suppressant that is pretty darn specific. The product's registrant must prove dissipation to harmless metabolites. The exhaustive reviews Elanco just completed included ample scientific evidence there are no adverse effects to the cow, the environment, birds, bunnies, fish, and us. If the product gets to market it is safe - I'm very familiar with the process and I'm on your side.
This was intended as an informative update and some of the comments indicate that information was not well received, made people angry, fomented unreasonable doubts, perpetuated non-factual stories, represented only an opportunity to inject anal humor (which I generally like but it's getting old IMHO), and generally missed it's mark. It's a free forum and I respect everyone's right to comment as they please but my effort didn't seem productive.
As a professional agronomist with an earned PhD in the subject matter you have my apologies. I won't be attempting to bring any further clarification or understanding to this subject.
Bryan
The above note was added in response to responses. Below is the original post. Bryan
I do a weekly ag newsletter and thus peruse the clippings carefully every so often. Came across this info this morning. I'm posting this because it's been a reasonably popular topic of conversation here on the forum. Remember; it's belching out the front end and much less so anything coming from the hind end.
Bryan
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed its comprehensive, multi-year review of Bovaer (3-NOP), a first-in-class methane-reducing feed ingredient, and determined the product meets safety and efficacy requirements for use in lactating dairy cattle.
As global temperatures breach new thresholds, consumers demand more sustainable products and the farm economy battles profitability challenges, we are excited to bring Bovaer to the market as a potential solution. Bovaer will create value for farmers, while helping food companies meet consumer demands and deliver on their sustainability commitments. As animal, human and now environmental health continue to converge, Bovaer is one of the most significant innovations that considers this intersection and provides consumers, farmers and society what they want for our future.
Bovaer represents another blockbuster potential innovation in Elanco's portfolio and further accelerates livestock sustainability, the next billion-dollar plus market in animal health. This innovation is expected to accelerate market development and increase innovation in this space.
Bovaer works by suppressing the enzyme in the cow's rumen that forms methane. Feeding one tablespoon of Bovaer per lactating dairy cow per day can reduce methane emissions about 30% or about 1.2 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions annually, while creating opportunity for dairy farmers to be financially rewarded for reducing their dairy's carbon footprint. Feeding one million cows Bovaer would reduce emissions equivalent to removing more than 285,000 cars from the road for a year. Feeding Bovaer to cattle has proven to be safe for animals, producers and consumers.
Methane lasts about a decade in the atmosphere and is 27x more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat--so smaller reductions create greater impact on temperature. By mitigating methane, the livestock industry can reduce the rate of climate warming and allow food companies and retailers to make meaningful progress toward their emissions goals.
For the fourth or fifth time; it's mostly NOT about bovine fecal matter. But it's too hard for many to pass on. And calling it a BS article? Other than facilitating yet another really clever reference to poop what's BS about the "press release" (it's not an article)? Bovine methane production is orders of magnitude greater than virtually any other animal species and there's a lot of them. The product described in the news release is intended primarily for lactating dairy cows. Given their diet a 1000 cow herd likely produce more methane daily than the four million deer we're supposed to have in Texas.
None of the techniques or products being investigated or developed to address bovine belched methane would have an snowball's chance in Hades of getting to market except for the federal government's various carbon credit programs which you pay for. There's real science here but that's not what's driving this.
And worry about the human and environmental health effects is not warranted. This is not a medication but rather an enzyme suppressant that is pretty darn specific. The product's registrant must prove dissipation to harmless metabolites. The exhaustive reviews Elanco just completed included ample scientific evidence there are no adverse effects to the cow, the environment, birds, bunnies, fish, and us. If the product gets to market it is safe - I'm very familiar with the process and I'm on your side.
This was intended as an informative update and some of the comments indicate that information was not well received, made people angry, fomented unreasonable doubts, perpetuated non-factual stories, represented only an opportunity to inject anal humor (which I generally like but it's getting old IMHO), and generally missed it's mark. It's a free forum and I respect everyone's right to comment as they please but my effort didn't seem productive.
As a professional agronomist with an earned PhD in the subject matter you have my apologies. I won't be attempting to bring any further clarification or understanding to this subject.
Bryan
The above note was added in response to responses. Below is the original post. Bryan
I do a weekly ag newsletter and thus peruse the clippings carefully every so often. Came across this info this morning. I'm posting this because it's been a reasonably popular topic of conversation here on the forum. Remember; it's belching out the front end and much less so anything coming from the hind end.
Bryan
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed its comprehensive, multi-year review of Bovaer (3-NOP), a first-in-class methane-reducing feed ingredient, and determined the product meets safety and efficacy requirements for use in lactating dairy cattle.
As global temperatures breach new thresholds, consumers demand more sustainable products and the farm economy battles profitability challenges, we are excited to bring Bovaer to the market as a potential solution. Bovaer will create value for farmers, while helping food companies meet consumer demands and deliver on their sustainability commitments. As animal, human and now environmental health continue to converge, Bovaer is one of the most significant innovations that considers this intersection and provides consumers, farmers and society what they want for our future.
Bovaer represents another blockbuster potential innovation in Elanco's portfolio and further accelerates livestock sustainability, the next billion-dollar plus market in animal health. This innovation is expected to accelerate market development and increase innovation in this space.
Bovaer works by suppressing the enzyme in the cow's rumen that forms methane. Feeding one tablespoon of Bovaer per lactating dairy cow per day can reduce methane emissions about 30% or about 1.2 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions annually, while creating opportunity for dairy farmers to be financially rewarded for reducing their dairy's carbon footprint. Feeding one million cows Bovaer would reduce emissions equivalent to removing more than 285,000 cars from the road for a year. Feeding Bovaer to cattle has proven to be safe for animals, producers and consumers.
Methane lasts about a decade in the atmosphere and is 27x more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat--so smaller reductions create greater impact on temperature. By mitigating methane, the livestock industry can reduce the rate of climate warming and allow food companies and retailers to make meaningful progress toward their emissions goals.
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. THATd make the loonies loose their little minds…
