animal greenhouse gas News
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Open day on livestock research at CSIRO Armidale
To be held from 10am on Friday, 10 December 2010, the event is an opportunity for livestock producers and interested members of the general public to learn about CSIRO’s research on: Productivity and product quality in the Australian sheep and cattle industries Advanced reproductive technologies Parasite control Animal physiology, behaviour and welfare Technologies to measure ...
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Cows’ diets get environmental boost
It is a tiny molecule with a mouthful of a name, 3-nitrooxypropanol, but European scientists say it could make all the difference. It could convert a cow or a sheep from a monstrous methane-producing machine into something a little more environmentally friendly. In doing so, it could increase the energy that a ruminant could employ in making milk or meat. And, according to a new research ...
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When is a cow like a car?
Martin Barrow, Head of Footprinting at the Carbon Trust discusses the need for the meat industry to take action on carbon emissions. When is a cow like a car? It may sound like a joke, but the answer could be serious for meat producers. Red meat is suffering from a wave of bad press. Shoppers' confidence in beef products has been knocked by the horsemeat scandal which has also increased ...
By Carbon Trust
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