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BetterFeed™

Enhancing Livestock Productivity with 
Innovative Feed Solutions

We’ve developed a product that not only improves rumen efficiency by making nutrition that would have been lost to the atmosphere as methane available for the animal.

It’s safe, cost-effective, and designed to integrate seamlessly into existing farming practices.

We call it BetterFeed™

Converts lost energy into productivity

Our solution redirects energy, otherwise lost to methane, towards growth, offering you commitment to sustainability without compromising on productivity.

BetterFeed™, better for business

Our products aren’t just another input cost for producers. They’re designed to improve the bottom line and provide more dollars back into the producer’s pockets. 

Scientifically scalable, until the cows come home

Our scientific formula means we harness the power of livestock digestion and a small organic molecule to produce valuable and sustainable products at low cost and on a large scale.

Transparency & 
Safety for all

As a world-class team of scientists, innovators and industry experts, we are dedicated to ensuring our product is not only safe for the animal, and our planet but also consumers.

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Better for Producers, 
Better for Everyone.

Diverse formats for
diverse feeding systems

We’ve worked with producers to build a solution that addresses the unique needs of each market. Each form is designed for seamless integration and ease of use on-farm for both intensive and extensive operations.

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Powder Form

Powder to be mixed into rations, pellets and liquid feeds.

Licks & Blocks

Loose licks & blocks

Dissovable Bolus

Extended release in a fully dissolvable bolus.

The Science behind
BetterFeed™

The Magic of the Rumen

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Livestock such as cattle, sheep, and goats have a unique digestive system called the rumen, where microbes (methanogens) live and convert hydrogen and carbon dioxide into nature’s most energy-dense form of carbon, methane.

Methane emissions are not only harmful to the environment, but they waste up to 12% of the nutrition in an animal’s feed.

Every molecule of methane belched into the atmosphere is energy that could otherwise have been utilised by the animal to produce meat, milk, or wool. 

28x

Methane is 80x more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide.

6%

Global greenhouse emissions from ruminant methane.

20 Years

Methane is one of the most impactful GHG to mitigate as it degrades over 20 years.

Unlocking energy from feed by shutting of methane emissions.

The novel, small organic molecule in BetterFeed™ prevents these methane-belching microbes from growing in the rumen, significantly reducing methane emissions, while liberating extra energy from the animal’s feed.

 

BetterFeed’s ability to manage rumen energy means producers can increase animal productivity while helping the environment, through a process we call 
Performance Digestion.

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Trial Results Coming Soon

We’ve partnered with Australia’s leading animal scientists to test our products. BetterFeed has enabled reductions in methane emissions of over 80% in total mixed rations, accompanied by substantial improvements in weight gain and milk quality. 

Publications on these trials will be released soon.

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BetterFeed™,
Better for Business.

We’re looking for leading beef, sheep, and dairy brands that want to reduce their emissions. Contact us to explore R&D partnerships today.

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