Kangaroo Farts: The Answer to Global Warming?
source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22879895-13762,00.html
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Cattle and sheep have much to account for in the fight against global warming. I once read that livestocks windy emissions significantly contributed to the production of greenhouse gases.
Researchers in Australia think they have found a way to counter that though by studying kangaroo farts.
Apparently kangaroo flatulence contains no methane. This is because their stomachs contain special bacteria. Scientists want to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep by transferring the bacteria to livestock.
Athol Klieve, a senior research scientist with the Queensland Government said "Fourteen per cent of emissions from all sources in Australia [are] from enteric methane from cattle and sheep.
That figure rises to 50% in nearby New Zealand.
Researchers in Australia think they have found a way to counter that though by studying kangaroo farts.
Apparently kangaroo flatulence contains no methane. This is because their stomachs contain special bacteria. Scientists want to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep by transferring the bacteria to livestock.
Athol Klieve, a senior research scientist with the Queensland Government said "Fourteen per cent of emissions from all sources in Australia [are] from enteric methane from cattle and sheep.
That figure rises to 50% in nearby New Zealand.
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Vincylicious
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Apparently there are some people who refuse to believe that kangaroos fart. I hereby provide you with the evidence. See video.
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