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.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 02 2018, @01:14AM (1 child)
It didn't work
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday September 02 2018, @12:43PM
Is she a cow, or merely bovine?
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