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Development and use of methane-inhibiting feed supplements in dairy farming

Code: 9781835456743
Publication date: 27-03-2026
Extent: 24 pages

Contributions by: John Newbold, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK

Chapter synopsis:

This chapter explores feed supplements that inhibit enteric methane production. It begins by discussing opportunities to inhibit this through nutrition and then moves on to analyse methane-inhibiting feed supplements. Next, it focuses on the invention and discovery of methane mitigators. The chapter then analyses intellectual property and regulatory issues, as well as accounting for secondary effects. After this, it outlines the development of feed supplement supply chains, and incentivising feed supplement use. Finally, it details Measurement, reporting and verification, and the measures needed to achieve societal acceptance of new technologies.



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2025.0157.18
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Opportunities to inhibit methane through nutrition
  • 3 Methane-inhibiting feed supplements
  • 4 Invention and discovery of methane mitigators
  • 5 Intellectual property and regulatory issues
  • 6 Accounting for secondary effects
  • 7 Developing feed supplement supply chains
  • 8 Incentivising feed supplement use
  • 9 Measurement, reporting and verification
  • 10 Securing societal acceptance
  • 11 Conclusions
  • 12 Where to look for further information
  • 13 References

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