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(+ === Cattle emissions === + According to Australian research, if 2% dry mattter of the w:Asparagopsis taxiformis seaweed is added to cattle fodder, the bovines' methane production falls to a tiny fraction (fall of 98.9%) in 72 hrs compared to cattle fed with traditional feed.+ source + reporting) |
(→Cattle emissions: + 'Asparagopsis taxiformis decreases enteric methane production from sheep published by w:Animal Production Science in August 2016) |
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According to Australian research, if 2% dry | According to Australian research, if 2% dry matter of the [[w:Asparagopsis taxiformis|Asparagopsis taxiformis]] seaweed is added to cattle fodder, the bovines' methane production falls to a tiny fraction (fall of 98.9%) in 72 hrs compared to cattle fed with traditional feed. | ||
''' Scientific articles ''' | |||
* [http://www.publish.csiro.au/an/AN15576 'The red macroalgae Asparagopsis taxiformis is a potent natural antimethanogenic that reduces methane production during in vitro fermentation with rumen fluid'] was published in [[w:Animal Production Science|Animal Production Science]] in February 2016 | * [http://www.publish.csiro.au/an/AN15576 'The red macroalgae Asparagopsis taxiformis is a potent natural antimethanogenic that reduces methane production during in vitro fermentation with rumen fluid'] was published in [[w:Animal Production Science|Animal Production Science]] in February 2016 | ||
* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305768532_Asparagopsis_taxiformis_decreases_enteric_methane_production_from_sheep 'Asparagopsis taxiformis decreases enteric methane production from sheep'] published by [[w:Animal Production Science|Animal Production Science]] in August 2016 | |||
''' Links ''' | |||
** [https://www.sustainability-times.com/environmental-protection/to-stop-cows-producing-methane-we-can-feed-them-seaweed/ | ** [https://www.sustainability-times.com/environmental-protection/to-stop-cows-producing-methane-we-can-feed-them-seaweed/ | ||