Feeding cows a few ounces of seaweed daily could sharply reduce their contribution to climate change
- Written by Ermias Kebreab, Associate Dean and Professor of Animal Science. Director, World Food Center, University of California, Davis
A little seaweed with that?Cowirrie/Flickr, CC BY-SAMethane is a short-lived but powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide. And the majority of human-induced methane emissions comes from livestock.
About 70% of agricultural methane comes from enteric fermentation – chemical reactions in...
