AUGA group, AB announced confirmed results of feed technology testing – 32% lower methane emissions per litre of raw milk
29 11월 2023 - 3:59PM
AUGA group, AB announced confirmed results of feed technology
testing – 32% lower methane emissions per litre of raw milk
AUGA Tech, UAB (hereinafter – the
Company), an indirectly owned company of AUGA group, AB, is
developing a specialised feed technology aimed at reducing methane
emissions from cows' digestive processes. The Company has been
testing the technology for the last 2 years. It has been shown that
the technology enables an increase in the milk yield with no impact
on the milk’s quality and a reduction of the methane emissions from
cows' digestive processes by 32% per litre of raw milk. The test
results were evaluated by scientists from the Veterinary Academy of
the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (hereinafter – LSMU
VA) who confirmed their validity.
"According to the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization, 14.5% of global emissions are due to
livestock activities. Our own annual emissions calculations show
that cattle digestion processes generate about 25% of all emissions
at the companies the group owns. For that reason, 2 years ago we
set out to tackle this problem and today we can proudly announce a
significant achievement in the portfolio of technologies we are
developing: we have proven that the prototype of the specialised
feed technology works", says Kęstutis Juščius, the Chair of the
Board of AUGA group, AB.
The Company carried out laboratory and feeding
tests in collaboration with LSMU VA to assess the nutritional
properties of the feed technology and its impact on cows'
production of milk, the quality of the milk, and methane emissions
per unit produced. The results of the testing were assessed by
comparing the group of cows receiving the new feed with a group fed
standard feed.
"According to the conclusion of the expert
evaluation of the LSMU VA scientists, the results and conclusions
of the Company's study are clear, well-founded and in line with the
intended aim and objectives. The results of the tests show that the
technology has big potential and could significantly contribute to
reducing emissions in the agriculture sector. We are delighted with
this partnership of business and science, which gives the
technology credibility and makes it possible to envisage further
steps in its future development," says Ramūnas Antanaitis, a
professor at LSMU VA.
Kęstutis Juščius, Chair of the Board of AUGA
group, AB, says, the specialised feed technology will prove to be a
breakthrough in reducing emissions from livestock farming, not only
at AUGA group, AB’s companies with farming activities, but in
agriculture as a whole, as the plan is to commercialise the
technology in the future.
"Since the test results have shown that the
technology is effective at the prototype level, the next step is to
develop it for production on a large scale. For that purpose, we
are developing other innovations that will allow us to employ the
technology in all of the group’s companies that have livestock
activities. We will start implementation in 2024. And in the
future, we also plan to commercialise the technology," says
Kęstutis Juščius, the Chair of the Board of AUGA group, AB.
AUGA Tech, UAB is a company indirectly owned by
AUGA group, AB, which develops and produces emission-reducing
agricultural technologies. The company is developing biomethane
infrastructure, the "AUGA M1" hybrid biomethane-electric tractor
for professional use, and other agricultural machinery. In 2023,
the Company has been testing the first production batch of tractors
in preparation for mass production of them. The Company is also
developing specialised feed technologies for reducing methane
emissions from livestock.
Contacts: Chair of the Board of AUGA group, AB Kęstutis
Juščius +370 5 233 5340
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