Re:Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions...
by avnigo on Friday August 20, 2021 @06:27AM
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When you look at air pollutants like NOx, NH3, NMVOC, etc. excreta deposited by grazing livestock has a lower emission factor than those deposited in yards/housing, where corn-fed cattle are usually kept. [0]
> The more time grazing livestock are housed, the smaller the proportion of their excreta deposited on grazed pastures will be, and hence the smaller the emissions from those pastures.
> The more time grazing livestock are housed, the smaller the proportion of their excreta deposited on grazed pastures will be, and hence the smaller the emissions from those pastures.
[0]: https://www.eea.europa.eu/ds_resolveuid/8e90ca718fd34d5786c1...