Pasture treatments for enhanced carbon sequestration and reduction in livestock-produced greenhouse gas emissions
AssigneeLocus Solutions Ipco, LLC
InventorsSean Farmer, Ken Alibek
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Abstract
The subject invention provides compositions and methods for reducing deleterious atmospheric gases and/or precursors thereof using livestock feed additives and/or supplements. In preferred embodiments, a multi-purpose composition comprising one or more beneficial microorganisms and/or one or more microbial growth by-products is applied to livestock animals' feed and/or to a field or pasture where livestock animals graze. In some embodiments, the composition controls methanogenic bacteria. In some embodiments, the composition enhances carbon sequestration in the field or pasture by promoting plant health and/or growth.
Claims13
A method for killing a methanogenic microorganism in a livestock animal's digestive system, the method comprising applying a composition comprising one or more non-genetically-modified beneficial microorganisms and one or more growth by-products thereof to a field or pasture, said field or pasture comprising grasses and/or other plants upon which livestock animals graze, and placing the livestock animals in the field or pasture to graze,
- wherein the livestock animals ingest the composition in addition to the grasses and/or other plants, wherein at least one of the one or more beneficial microorganisms is Bacillus amyloliquefaciens NRRL B-67928 at a concentration of about 1×106 to about 1×1013 CFU/ml of the composition, wherein the one or more growth by-products are lipopeptide biosurfactants, and wherein the killing of the methanogenic microorganism reduces enteric deleterious atmospheric gases and/or precursors thereof.
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