May
21
2010
Way To Cut Cattle Methane, Threat To Environment, By 25 Percent
By paulgreen
By developing equations that balance starch, sugar, cellulose, ash, fat and other elements of feed, a Canada-wide team of scientists has given beef producers the tools to lessen the methane gas their cattle produce by as much as 25 per cent.
“That’s good news for the environment,” said Stephen Moore, a professor of agricultural, food and nutritional science at the University of Alberta in Canada. “Methane is a greenhouse gas, and in Canada, cattle account for 72 per cent of the total emissions.
Read more: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507145752.htm
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