technology

3-NOP / Bovaer

Synthetic 3-nitrooxypropanol feed additive that selectively inhibits methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) in rumen archaea, reducing enteric methane by 30–80%.

Where it's used

Methane reduction in ruminants
Feed additives, red-seaweed and vaccine technologies that suppress enteric methanogenesis in cattle, sheep and goats — delivering 30–98% methane reduction while recovering 3–7% of feed energy as propionate.
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