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Less Gassy Cows Could Combat Climate Change
Description: Climate change can be curbed by changing the diet of livestock, whose feed crops, farting, belching and manure contribute a fifth of the planet's greenhouse gas emissions, a new study reports. It recommended using more nutritious pasture grasses, supplementing diets with crop residues, restoring degraded grazing lands and adopting more productive breeds. [Source: Discovery News]
URL: http://news.discovery.com/earth/cows-greenhouse-gas-climate-change.html
Availability: Full Text
Source: Discovery News
Publish Date: 9/10/2010
Reading Level: Basic
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