Harit Dhara: Antimethanogenic Feed Supplement
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed an anti-methanogenic feed supplement ‘Harit Dhara’ (HD), which can cut down cattle methane emissions by 17-20% and can also result in higher milk production.
Need
- Livestock in India emit an estimated 9.25 million tonnes (mt) to 14.2 mt of methane annually.
- Ruminants in India tend to produce 50-100% higher methane than their industrialised country counterparts.
- Methane’s global warming potential is 25 times of carbon dioxide (CO2) over 100 years, making it a more potent greenhouse gas – that’s cause for concern.
About Harit Dhara
- It is prepared from tannins and saponins containing natural phyto-sources. ....
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