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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 02 2018, @01:14AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 02 2018, @01:14AM (#729372)

    It didn't work

  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday September 02 2018, @12:43PM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Sunday September 02 2018, @12:43PM (#729483) Journal

    Is she a cow, or merely bovine?

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