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Post subject: Meanwhile down on the Farm
 Posted: Jul 12, 2007 - 01:25 PM
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Scientists in Wales tackling the impact flatulent cows and sheep have on global warming may have an answer - putting garlic in their food.
Experts claim cows are responsible for about 3% of Britain's greenhouse gases. But initial results from the start of the three-year study show that feed containing garlic could cut the amount of gas produced by up to 50%.
The Aberystwyth research team is testing if this taints milk or meat - and gives the animals bad breath. The study is being led by scientists at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, alongside colleagues at Bangor and Reading universities.
In Aberystwyth, researchers are measuring the amount of methane and nitrogen produced by sheep by housing them in a plastic portable tent. Project leader Professor Jamie Newbold said new types of feed from plant extracts, and grass with a higher sugar content, were being developed to help solve the problem.
Garlic directly attacks the organisms in the gut that produce methane Initial results show that extracts of garlic compound could reduce the amount of methane produced by the animals by 50%," he said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/6288012.stm |
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Posted: Jul 12, 2007 - 02:35 PM
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| Wildness! But I think when cows exhale (on a more regular basis), they produce much more "greenhouse" gases than when they occasionally let one rip. |
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Posted: Jul 12, 2007 - 02:39 PM
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| Well if they eat garlic then they will smell bad at BOTH ends..lol |
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Posted: Jul 12, 2007 - 02:42 PM
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Oh, that's just real nice. You brits are over there passing gas, and you blame the poor cows.........   Sure it's the cows...... sure........ |
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Posted: Jul 13, 2007 - 02:07 PM
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They're not the only ones ripping it up...
I've had a bad case of the loud and lasting for about two days...
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Posted: Jul 13, 2007 - 06:07 PM
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I'm a big garlic fan. No one can say I don't do my part to combat "global warming".  |
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Posted: Jul 13, 2007 - 06:11 PM
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 Cows aren't the culprits. |
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