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19-05-2007, 10:54 AM
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| | | Re: Anti-methane pills
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Originally Posted by eeyore  ...........so anything that can cut methane emmisions isnt a bad thing - assuming that it doesnt otherwise harm the cattle | Have I missed something, but don't cattle usually end up on a hook?  |
19-05-2007, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul mabbott Thanks, not very helpful is it - I'll try and find some scientific papers: I'm absolutely unclear what they're doing. 
Seems to me the best thing would be to reduce the numbers of cows but .... | The articles aren't the most informative of articles, but even the German one didn't have anything more to say! If you do find anymore information about how they plan to use it etc. please let me know, because at the moment I'm not sure at all what to think about it...
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Originally Posted by Paul mabbott Have I missed something, but don't cattle usually end up on a hook? | sure they do - i meant doesnt otherwise harm them in the way that for instance feeding them ground up sheep harms them
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| | | Re: Anti-methane pills
By cutting the amount of methane produced - a single dairy cow produces about 400 litres of the gas each day - scientists at the Rowett Research Institute believe they can significantly reduce Britain's contribution to global warming.
heres a link to Cows and methane gas  Cow Farts: Global Warmers Or A Load Of Hot Air?
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