Feed strategies could slash cattle emissions by up to 60%
While significant progress has been made in all areas of dairy science research, from genetics to animal health and welfare, to reduce emissions dairy nutrition has emerged as a particularly impactful area.
New nutrition strategies could potentially slash livestock methane emissions by a staggering 60% in the coming years, according to a new review paper published in the .
Methane (both as a result of rumen fermentation and methane from manure) is the critical greenhouse gas that makes up most of the dairy industry’s environmental footprint.
