New Zealand methane bolus in works for pasture-based herds

The firm hopes the methane-reducing bolus will be used on 100 million cows by 2030.

The firm hopes the methane-reducing bolus will be used on 100 million cows by 2030.

The New Zealand Government has committed €4.6m to the development of a sustained-release methane inhibitor for grass-fed animals.

The funding goes to the CALM (Cut Agricultural Livestock Methane) programme of Ruminant BioTech, a company based near Auckland.