Climate-friendly farming: Scientists find feeding grazing cattle seaweed cuts methane emissions by almost 40%

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Dec 2, 2024, 3:00 pm230 pts
Seaweed is once again showing promise for making cattle farming more sustainable. A study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed supplement in pellet form reduced their methane emissions by almost 40% without affecting their health or weight.

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