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Think Grain Think Feed - Volume 10 | Issue 3 | Jan 2024

Methane Reduction

Symbrosia, a Hawaii-based
Symbrosia currently
cleantech startup that uses methanogenesis process. designed to be incorporated
into a variety of systems.
seaweed to drastically produces a freeze-dried "Symbrosia is leading the
reduce livestock methane product, made of charge to find innovative
emissions, is excited to Asparagopsis taxiformis. The solutions to reduce methane
announce a study with product reduces methane and we wholeheartedly
Cornell University's College emissions by 70-80%. believe in the important
of Agriculture and Life A reduction in methane work they are doing – as
Sciences (Cornell CALS), emissions will have seen by the 2022 funding
supported by Danone North immediate benefits for the round for the company led
America, a leading food and climate, superior to that of by Danone Manifesto
beverage company. carbon dioxide reduction Ventures, Danone's venture
Designed by Associate alone, according to the capital arm," said Chris
Professor Joe McFadden, the Intergovernmental Panel on Adamo, vice president of
study aims to prove the Climate Change (IPCC). Dairy public affairs & regenerative
effectiveness of an production from cattle agriculture policy at Danone
Asparagopsis-based makes up an estimated 8% North America. "We know
seaweed oil extract for of total human-caused climate change at scale
reducing livestock methane methane emissions cannot be done in isolation
emissions compared to worldwide, as part of and we need efforts and
Symbrosia's existing freeze- agriculture and livestock studies like this to unlock
dried seaweed products. activities which represent new ways to make progress."
Dr. Mallory Honan, approximately 40% of global The use of Asparagopsis-
Symbrosia's product and methane emissions. based seaweed oil extract as
animal science lead, spoke Oil absorbs the compounds a methane mitigator for
about the thoroughness of found in seaweed at an livestock requires a holistic
the study. "The study is more effective rate, circumventing scientific approach to ensure
in-depth than any previous, the need for high inputs of sustained efficacy and
accounting for animal and energy required for drying. safety," McFadden said. "Our
human food safety, The product in this form is team of researchers and the
energetics, manure also anticipated to increase recent acquisition of climate-
composition, and gas the level of bioactive controlled respiration
emissions. Additionally, it will transference and solubility. chambers provide us the
observe unique milk Using fresh seaweed in oil unique opportunity to
characteristics beyond instead of freeze-dried answer the critical questions
lactose, protein, and fat, material also maintains more surrounding this
assessing changes in the of the important compounds technology."
complete milk fatty acid and nutrients, as well as The team's plan to ensure
profile," explained Honan. possibly making it more the study's impact on the
The Asparagopsis species stable over time. Should the environment and sustainable
has been proven to reduce study prove successful, the agriculture is maximized. The
methane emissions in oil will be added to study is set to begin in May
ruminant species by Symbrosia's expanding of 2024 and will use Holstein
interfering with the portfolio of products dairy cows.
Source: Danone
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