May 9, 2008 8:35 am US/Eastern
Cows Burps Responsible For Global Warming?
BOSTON (WBZ) ―
Do cow burps really contribute to the greenhouse effect?
Some scientists say yes.
According to a report in Science Daily, researchers in Australia are developing a new type of grass that would cut the amount of methane that cows release when they belch.
Methane is said to be the second most abundant greenhouse gas, just behind carbon dioxide.
Cow digestion reportedly accounts for 75-percent of the methane produced by animals.
For more on the Science Daily report, click
here.
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