GARLIC-FED COWS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF CO2 EMISSIONS
August 1st, 2011
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
ADDING garlic to cow feed could substantially reduce greenhouse emissions created by cattle methane, according to research coming out of the UK's Aberystwyth University. Researchers have fed cows feed enriched with a garlic compound called Allicin - which kills off methane-producing bacteria in the digestive system. The result: a 25% reduction in emissions from methane could be achieved, claimed Dr Kenton Hart a team member (who now works at Harper Adams University College).
Experts claim that cows are responsible for about 3% of Britain's ...
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