How Do You Fight Global Warming By Reducing Cow Burps?
Just about everyone and everything you know is spewing carbon dioxide into the air these days, adding to global warming. But what about all those methane-belching cattle on the side of the interstate? What are they doing to fight climate change? Here’s how to whip those bovine slackers into gear. Grind feed to make it more digestible for confined animals. Pastured cows should graze on an alfalfa-grass mixture rather than solely grass. Rotational grazing has also been shown to reduce methane emissions. Different hormones, vaccines and feed additives, some as basic as canola oil, can also reduce methane emissions. Some are still underdevelopment. Cover cattle’s mouths with a special feed-bag that captures exhaled methane , which is then consumed by special microbes and converted into biomass fuel. You can always try implementing a carbon tax on ranchers for their cattle. The idea was defeated in New Zealand, but has support in Canada.
