Flatulance research at Teagasc
11/03/2013 Website News

Cows and other ruminants emit methane gas into the atmosphere, but the amount released has been hard to measure. Teagasc has estimated that livestock contribute one-fifth of global methane emissions.
By strapping these methane-measuring devices to dairy cows, Teagasc can catch their every fart, giving a more accurate measure. They also estimate emissions by examining the cows' faeces. If the faeces contain archaeol - methane-producing microbes that cows use to digest food - it suggests the cow is a big emitter.
Further information: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2013/03/cow-flatulence.html
and http://www.teagasc.ie/news/2011/201106-07.asp
Previous News ICSA weekly Cattle and Sheep Prices
Next News IFA CAP Protest at Dublin Castle