Are your suppliers using Bovaer?
Firstly, I’d like to address that our suppliers are not using Bovaer in their cattle feed.
It is an additive being trialled by major supermarkets across 30 specific farms and these are not our supplying farms – Dales Dairies
What is Bovaer?
Bovaer is made using silicon dioxide, propylene glycol and organic compound 3-nitrooxypropanol (known as 3-NOP) and is designed to reduce the amount of methane that cows emit when they burp.
Research suggests the additive can reduce methane emissions from cows’ digestion by an average of 27% however some critics have argued that Bovaer contains “toxic chemicals” that could cause harm to both cows and farmers, including fertility problems, while others argued it has not been through enough testing.
Who is using Bovaer?
Arla Foods, which owns the UK’s biggest dairy co-operative, announced on 26 November that it was going to start using the supplement.
Arla said it will work alongside major supermarkets including Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons which have all signed on to trial the use of the feed additive across 30 British farms.