- Date:
- June 17, 2019
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190617164642.htm
- Source:
- Penn State
- Summary:
- Supplementing cattle feed with seaweed could result in a significant reduction in methane belched by livestock, according to researchers, but they caution that the practice may not be a realistic strategy to battle climate change.
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Supplementing cattle feed with seaweed could result in a significant reduction in methane belched by livestock, according to Penn State researchers, but they caution that the practice may not be a realistic strategy to battle climate change.
“Asparagopsis taxiformis — a red seaweed that grows in the tropics — in short-term studies in lactating dairy cows decreased methane emission by 80 percent and had no effect on feed intake or milk yield, when fed at up to 0.5 percent of feed dry-matter intake,” said Alexander Hristov, distinguished professor of dairy nutrition. “It looks promising, and we are continuing research.”
If seaweed feed…
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