Chulalongkorn researchers develop cocoa waste supplement that cuts cattle methane emissions and improves meat grade

Compounds including theobromine and tannins found in cocoa husks and low-grade cocoa reduced rumen methane by up to 44% in trials while lifting beef cattle to premium A3 and A4 grades and cutting dairy mastitis indicators by more than 70%.

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