Enteric methane is a natural by-product of cattle digesting feed, which is then released from the mouth and nose. ZELP has developed a cattle wearable that neutralizes part of this methane as it is exhaled.
Cargill will be the exclusive distributor of the device for the European dairy market; it says the technology enables methane reduction alongside data collation to minimize the environmental impact of dairy production while improving animal welfare.
Sander van Zijderveld, Cargill’s ruminant strategic marketing and technology lead in West-Europe, told FeedNavigator:
“The technology is developed to oxidize the methane present in cattle exhalations, as up to 95% of methane emissions come from the mouth and nostrils of the animal.
“The device measures, captures and oxidizes methane in real-time, with the capacity to target more than 50% of the methane exhaled.
“The cattle wearable attaches to regular halters in a non-intrusive way and, as well as converting methane, it has the added capacity to improve animal welfare by capturing, analyzing and processing data on each animal.”
Francisco Norris, CEO and Co-founder of ZELP, which stands for Zero Emissions Livestock Project, said the technology has already demonstrated a 53% reduction potential in methane emissions. “We’ve also evaluated the wearable’s effect on animal behavior, and found no impact on production yields, rumination, rest and activity periods, and feed intake.”
The wearable looks to capture a range of animal linked behavioral and physiological data, and the partners say this feature could allow farmers to increase productivity, help detect if an animal is overheating, anticipate diseases and prevent outbreaks, and provide deeper insights of digestion, feed optimization, and feed conversion efficiency.
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