“First they came for the dairy cows, and I did not speak out…”
You know the thing.
Danish biotech firm DMS recently developed a product called Bovaer — which is also approved for use in the United States, incidentally — designed to inhibit the enzyme that produces methane as a byproduct of the vegetation that cows consume, the theory being that preventing their production of methane will be beneficial to combating the scourge of Climate Change™.
Via DSM-Firmenich:
“Microbes in the cow’s rumen digest food, producing hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Methanogenic microbes utilise these two gases and convert them into methane by a series of enzyme reactions.
Bovaer® is a feed supplement that temporarily inactivates one of these enzymes and this results in lower methane production. Just a ¼ of a teaspoon per day is added to the cow’s feed and it takes effect in as little as 30 minutes. Afterwards, Bovaer® is broken down into compounds already naturally present in the rumen.
Naturally metabolised by the cow, Bovaer® consistently reduces methane emissions and is safe for the cow and is not transferred into milk or meat…
Bovaer® is authorised and available for sale in over 65 countries, including the EU, UK, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, and the US.”
Subsequently, in October, the Danish authorities saw fit to mandate the medication of all cattle in the country with Bovaer, to reportedly catastrophic effects reported by Danish farmers.
My Appalachian great granny told me that if you didn’t fart you could explode.