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DSM-Firmenich

Nutrition, health, beauty, animal health, Bovaer methane inhibitor

NL/CH$27B market cap~30,000 staffest. 2023dsm-firmenich.com (opens dsm-firmenich.com)Checked 10 Oct

The brief

Analyst view
  • Bovaer reduces enteric methane from cattle by 30% in dairy herds and up to 45% in beef cattle.
  • Approved in more than 75 countries including the US (May 2024), EU, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Australia and South Korea.
  • 500,000+ cows fed daily across 25+ countries; most extensively studied methane solution (150+ trials and 110+ peer-reviewed studies).

Technical approach

As reported
Mechanism

3-NOP blocks methane synthesis

3-NOP inhibits the enzyme that produces methane in the rumen, breaking into natural compounds with no milk or meat residue.

Research

Extensively tested

150+ on-farm trials across 20 countries and 110+ peer-reviewed studies validate efficacy and safety.

Scale

Real-world adoption

500,000+ cows fed daily across 25+ countries. FDA approved it in May 2024 for US dairy cattle.

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