{"id":335,"date":"2018-08-31T10:43:45","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T10:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chooselife.co.uk\/?p=335"},"modified":"2018-09-14T13:21:01","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T13:21:01","slug":"seaweed-reduces-methane-production-in-holstein-cows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chooselife.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/08\/31\/seaweed-reduces-methane-production-in-holstein-cows\/","title":{"rendered":"Seaweed reduces Methane production in Holstein Cows"},"content":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2018-08-seaweed-dairy-cows-emissions.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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University of California researchers are feeding seaweed to dairy cows in an attempt to make cattle more climate-friendly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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UC Davis is studying whether adding small amounts of seaweed to\u00a0cattle feed<\/a>\u00a0can help reduce their emissions of methane, a\u00a0potent greenhouse gas<\/a>\u00a0that’s released when cattle burp, pass gas or make manure.<\/p>\n

In a study this past spring, researchers found\u00a0methane emissions<\/a>\u00a0were 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\u00a0salty taste<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I was extremely surprised when I saw the results,” said Ermias Kebreab, the UC Davis animal scientist who led the study. “I wasn’t expecting it to be that dramatic with a small amount of seaweed.”<\/p>\n

Kebreab says his team plans to conduct a six-month study of a seaweed-infused diet in beef cattle starting in October.<\/p>\n

More studies will be needed to determine its safety and efficacy, and seaweed growers would have to ramp up production to make it an economical option for farmers.<\/p>\n

Dairy farms and other livestock operations are major sources of methane, a heat-trapping gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide.<\/p>\n

ChooseLife :\u00a0<\/strong>Seaweed and Molasses, is there no end to the magnificence of this combination?\u00a0https:\/\/sicknesshope.com\/<\/a> Moreless knew.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2018-08-seaweed-dairy-cows-emissions.html 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\u00a0cattle feed\u00a0can help reduce their emissions of methane, a\u00a0potent greenhouse gas\u00a0that’s released when cattle burp, pass gas or make manure. In a study this past spring, … <\/p>\n

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