Sheep and Cow Farting Vaccine to Reduce Climate Changing Methane Emissions
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide at trapping heat. New Zealand scientists have developed a vaccine to cut down on livestock flatulence, which should help farmers avoid a proposed “flatulence tax” on the methane their livestock produces. New Zealand cows and sheep are responsible for about half of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
For a more in depth post on the anti-farting vaccine, please visit Planetsave.
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