Oats instead of barley: A good choice to reduce methane

Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences found that barley can be replaced with oats in the diet of dairy cows fed a grass silage-based diet, to mitigate CH4 emissions without compromising animal performance. Besides the contribution of methane to greenhouse gas emissions, studies show that production of CH4 from cows represents an energy loss ranging from 2 to 12% depending on the diet. As a result, in addition to the continuous search for feed additives, it is equally