Livestock are responsible for about 14.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and scientists are on a mission to fight global warming by making cows, goats and other animals less gassy.
According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), ruminants such as cattle, buffalo, sheep and goats produce nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and methane, which is the most emitted gas and is released through belching.
According to calculations by some experts, the livestock sector is on par with transport in contributing to global warming. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says transport is responsible for 14 per cent of emissions.
Probiotic feed for livestock
Scientists are working on ways to reduce those emissions, including by breeding animals that
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