Researchers are exploring a new way to feed dairy cows that could help cut down on methane emissions while improving digestion. The new feed supplement, made from flaxseed and pea protein, may offer a ...

Methane-belching cows may leave a significantly smaller environmental footprint in the future thanks to a synthetic compound ...

Methane is a major contributor to global heating, and cows produce a lot of it. There may, however, be a way to reduce all that gas: seaweed. On a research farm at the University of New Hampshire, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grazing cattle also tend to generate more methane than feedlot cattle–those raised in fenced areas and fed a high energy diet to ...

From cow burps to cow manure, it’s stirred up an ongoing debate: just how much methane do cattle emit, and can it be reduced? As global dairy companies set a new goal to trace and reduce emissions, ...

A Brazilian trial by Minerva Foods and Rumin8 found that adding bromoform to cattle feed cut methane emissions by more than half over four months. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and livestock ...

With the big concern today (whether valid or not) and the movement to reduce methane gas production and other greenhouse gases as a way to combat so-called climate change, a lot of attention has been ...

Cattle graze on grass at the Tuckahoe Plantation, in the Goochland County, Virginia, area. (USDA photo) Researchers are taking a closer look at whether a seaweed feed additive known for sharply ...

Methane emissions account for about one-third of the warming that planet Earth has endured since the industrial revolution. This greenhouse gas is more potent than carbon dioxide but doesn’t stick ...

The Food and Drug Administration has confirmed the safety and efficacy of methane-reducing feed ingredient Bovaer in lactating dairy cows, Elanco Animal Health said Tuesday. The ingredient has the ...

Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Methane is a major contributor to global heating, and cows produce a lot of it. There may, however, be a way to reduce all that gas: seaweed. On a ...