Greener diet reduces dairy cows' methane burps »
Posted By engineer 4 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & TechnologyVermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows' diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp — dairy cows' contribution to global warming .
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Great story. Besides not increasing the feed bill for the owners, the cows also have fewer problems, look healthier and vet bills have gone down, all without a decrease in milk quality. It sure would be nice if this idea takes hold. Both consumer and producer profits. Consumer from a continued stable quality product, and rancher for increased profit and less herd complications.
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