There are 1.3 billion cattle in the world, and they all belch. This
might be a serious problem! Each of these cattle burp up about 8
ounces of methane per day, which totals one third of a million tons.
According to one scientist's calculations, this is enough methane to
ruin the world's weather. - from www.odd-info.com

On Jul 13, 7:54 pm, javawizard wrote:
There are 1.3 billion cattle in the world, and they all belch. This
might be a serious problem! Each of these cattle burp up about 8
ounces of methane per day, which totals one third of a million tons.
According to one scientist's calculations, this is enough methane to
ruin the world's weather. - fromwww.odd-info.com

LONDON (Reuters) - Manners aside, getting cows to burp less can help
reduce global warming.

Using modern plant-breeding methods to find new diets for cows that
make them belch less is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
scientists said on Monday.

The key is developing new varieties of food that are easier for cattle
to digest and also provide a proper balance of fiber, protein and
sugar, said Michael Abberton, a scientist at the UK-based Institute of
Grassland and Environmental Research.

What the profs fail to point out is that inne ye goode olde daies,
cattel werre beeden fore ye grasse lanydes they were yntenyde fore.
Butte nowe that ye'n are held yn ye barnes alle ye yeare threw ande
fed thereon ye blood ande shyte of ye chickenes and ye ytherre
polloutantes, ytte ys not ynreasoneable to syspecte that ye beastes
are not welle.

You could call it unevolution if you had a mind, too.

"javawizard" wrote in message
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There are 1.3 billion cattle in the world, and they all belch. This
might be a serious problem! Each of these cattle burp up about 8
ounces of methane per day, which totals one third of a million tons.
According to one scientist's calculations, this is enough methane to
ruin the world's weather. - from www.odd-info.com
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You've been watching Andy Parsons on "Mock the Week" haven't you ;-)

Dave