Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 31131

Animal Feed

Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

Tom Morrison

Liberal DemocratCheadle

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason his Department is trialling the use of Bovaer feed additive; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using (a) kelp-based additives and (b) other nat

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Bovaer is a relatively new product, therefore building on the existing evidence base, particularly on-farm in 'real life' conditions is critical to give farmers and consumers confidence in these products. Defra is not undertaking any trials of Bovaer so t...

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