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posted by mrpg on Saturday September 01 2018, @09:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the cows-eating-sushi-is-the-end-of-the-world dept.

University of California researchers are feeding seaweed to dairy cows in an attempt to make cattle more climate-friendly.

UC Davis is studying whether adding small amounts of seaweed to cattle feed can help reduce their emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that's released when cattle burp, pass gas or make manure.

In a study this past spring, researchers found methane emissions were reduced by more than 30 percent in a dozen Holstein cows that ate the ocean algae, which was mixed into their feed and sweetened with molasses to disguise the salty taste.


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  • (Score: 2) by isj on Saturday September 01 2018, @02:16PM

    by isj (5249) on Saturday September 01 2018, @02:16PM (#729227) Homepage

    We have fish sauce and oyster sauce. The Romans had garum. And the poor used the sediments from that to flavor their porridge.

    So fish milk? I wouldn't be surprised if someone would like that.

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