Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 This is from The Times...........of course if we didnt intensively rear them for consumption/dairy then we wouldnt have this big an issue?>.......... BRITISH scientists are fighting climate change by reducing the harmful greenhouse gases produced by flatulent cows. Researchers claim that by altering the diet of cows they can cut the animals’ emissions of methane — a contributor to global warming — by up to 70%. Scientists and green groups concerned about climate change have traditionally focused their efforts on cars, lorries, power stations and factories that burn fossil fuels and produce millions of tons of carbon dioxide. But a study by French scientists published this year warned that flatulent farm animals must shoulder some of the blame. There are 1.4 billion cows worldwide, each producing 500 litres of methane a day and accounting for 14% of all emissions of the gas. Carbon dioxide is by far the biggest contributor to climate change, but methane has 23 times the warming potential of CO2 so reducing its emission is also considered important. In Scotland, where there is a greater concentration of agriculture than in other countries, cows produce 46% of all methane emissions. Now scientists at the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen say they have developed a diet that has done the most to reduce the amount of methane produced by cows. They introduced a food additive, a mixture of organic sugars and a bacterium developed at the institute, into the cows’ diet. It is based on fumaric acid, a naturally occurring chemical essential to respiration of animal and vegetable tissues. “In some experiments we got a 70% decrease in methane emissions, which is quite staggering,” said John Wallace, a biochemist at the institute who is leading the research team. In total about 14% of global methane comes from the guts of farm animals. It is worth doing something about.” The study has received £150,000 funding from Scottish Enterprise, the government agency, and a 12-month commercial and scientific evaluation of the additive is under way. Wallace said if the tests were successful, the treatment would have a significant impact on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Cows need to ferment their low-grade food, such as hay and grass, to get any energy from it and the main by-product is methane. Between 9% and 12% of the energy that a cow consumes is converted into methane, depending on diet, barn conditions and whether the cow is producing milk. The problem of wind is an expensive one for farmers — producing methane instead of milk or beef means that 10% of cattle feed is wasted The Valley Vegan.............Peter H Model Search - Could you be the next catwalk superstar? Check out the competition now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 *rolls eyes* peter hurd Dec 4, 2005 10:25 AM Re: War on climate change targets flatulent cows This is from The Times...........of course if we didnt intensively rear them for consumption/dairy then we wouldnt have this big an issue?>.......... BRITISH scientists are fighting climate change by reducing the harmful greenhouse gases produced by flatulent cows. Researchers claim that by altering the diet of cows they can cut the animals emissions of methane a contributor to global warming by up to 70%. Scientists and green groups concerned about climate change have traditionally focused their efforts on cars, lorries, power stations and factories that burn fossil fuels and produce millions of tons of carbon dioxide. NI_MPU('middle'); But a study by French scientists published this year warned that flatulent farm animals must shoulder some of the blame. There are 1.4 billion cows worldwide, each producing 500 litres of methane a day and accounting for 14% of all emissions of the gas. Carbon dioxide is by far the biggest contributor to climate change, but methane has 23 times the warming potential of CO2 so reducing its emission is also considered important. In Scotland, where there is a greater concentration of agriculture than in other countries, cows produce 46% of all methane emissions. Now scientists at the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen say they have developed a diet that has done the most to reduce the amount of methane produced by cows. They introduced a food additive, a mixture of organic sugars and a bacterium developed at the institute, into the cows diet. It is based on fumaric acid, a naturally occurring chemical essential to respiration of animal and vegetable tissues. In some experiments we got a 70% decrease in methane emissions, which is quite staggering, said John Wallace, a biochemist at the institute who is leading the research team. In total about 14% of global methane comes from the guts of farm animals. It is worth doing something about. The study has received £150,000 funding from Scottish Enterprise, the government agency, and a 12-month commercial and scientific evaluation of the additive is under way. Wallace said if the tests were successful, the treatment would have a significant impact on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Cows need to ferment their low-grade food, such as hay and grass, to get any energy from it and the main by-product is methane. Between 9% and 12% of the energy that a cow consumes is converted into methane, depending on diet, barn conditions and whether the cow is producing milk. The problem of wind is an expensive one for farmers producing methane instead of milk or beef means that 10% of cattle feed is wasted The Valley Vegan............. Peter H Model Search - Could you be the next catwalk superstar? Check out the competition now To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 > *rolls eyes* *picks up fraggles eyes and rolls them back* BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Oh yuk, yuk, yuk! (LOL) Jo - Peter Sunday, December 04, 2005 9:07 PM Re: War on climate change targets flatulent cows > *rolls eyes* *picks up fraggles eyes and rolls them back* BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 *lets them roll past* damn..wish i had my eyes..i thought i heard something roll pass Peter Dec 4, 2005 1:07 PM Re: War on climate change targets flatulent cows > *rolls eyes* *picks up fraggles eyes and rolls them back* BB Peter To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 > *lets them roll past* > mn..wish i had my eyes..i thought i heard something roll pass *runs after Fraggles eyes, retrieves them, and throws them to Nikki*. Anyone else for a game of "catch"??? :-) BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Who's winning? --- Peter <metalscarab wrote: > > *rolls eyes* > > *picks up fraggles eyes and rolls them back* > > BB > Peter > Start your day with - Make it your home page! http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Hi Susan It's not really a competition... more just fun... although at the moment Nikki seems to be hogging the eyes.... if you smile nicely at her, she might throw one your way :-) BB Peter > Who's winning? > > --- Peter <metalscarab wrote: > > > > *rolls eyes* > > > > *picks up fraggles eyes and rolls them back* > > > > BB > > Peter > > > > > > > > Start your day with - Make it your home page! > http://www./r/hs > > > > To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 ya'll had better had washed yer hands first... Peter <metalscarab Dec 5, 2005 10:26 AM Re: War on climate change targets flatulent cows Hi Susan It's not really a competition... more just fun... although at the moment Nikki seems to be hogging the eyes.... if you smile nicely at her, she might throw one your way :-) BB Peter > Who's winning? > > The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human: Aldous Huxley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Hi Fraggle > ya'll had better had washed yer hands first... Well of course. Good grief, what sort of hooligans do you think we are??? :-) BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 ROFL!!!! BB Nikki , " Peter " <metalscarab@g...> wrote: > > > *rolls eyes* > > *picks up fraggles eyes and rolls them back* > > BB > Peter > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 *Jumps up to make catch* Got 'em! Ewwww, these are dirty! What have you been looking at Fraggle?! *Throws them over Fraggle's head to Peter VV* Nikki , " Peter " <metalscarab@g...> wrote: > > > *lets them roll past* > > mn..wish i had my eyes..i thought i heard something roll pass > > *runs after Fraggles eyes, retrieves them, and throws them to Nikki*. Anyone else for a game of " catch " ??? :-) > > BB > Peter > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Hi Peter I threw them to Peter like 100 posts ago! BB Nikki , " Peter " <metalscarab@g...> wrote: > > Hi Susan > > It's not really a competition... more just fun... although at the moment > Nikki seems to be hogging the eyes.... if you smile nicely at her, she might > throw one your way :-) > > BB > Peter > > > Who's winning? > > > > --- Peter <metalscarab@g...> wrote: > > > > > > *rolls eyes* > > > > > > *picks up fraggles eyes and rolls them back* > > > > > > BB > > > Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Hi Nikki > I threw them to Peter like 100 posts ago! > Hey - it's no good claiming time differences y'know. You held onto those eyes for quite a few days :-) BB Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 yeah..but he tossed em to you like 3 days ago.... do you have any idea how hard it is to type by smell? earthstrm <earthstorm Dec 7, 2005 2:00 PM Re: War on climate change targets flatulent cows Hi Peter I threw them to Peter like 100 posts ago! BB Nikki , " Peter " <metalscarab@g...> wrote: > > Hi Susan > > It's not really a competition... more just fun... although at the moment > Nikki seems to be hogging the eyes.... if you smile nicely at her, she might > throw one your way :-) > > BB > Peter > > > Who's winning? > > > > --- Peter <metalscarab@g...> wrote: > > > > > > *rolls eyes* > > > > > > *picks up fraggles eyes and rolls them back* > > > > > > BB > > > Peter To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 DH kept coming over here to find out why I was giggling all alone in my suite.earthstrm <earthstorm wrote: ROFL!!!!BBNikki , "Peter" <metalscarab@g...> wrote:>> > *rolls eyes*> > *picks up fraggles eyes and rolls them back*> > BB> Peter> Personals Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. Lots of someones, actually. Try Personals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Pops them in my mouth to clean them,........................whoops swallowed one! now we gotta wait 24 hrs before we have a pair again!, lucky coughed it back up, now you have one green eye! Passes back to Nikki. The Valley Vegan.................earthstrm <earthstorm wrote: *Jumps up to make catch*Got 'em!Ewwww, these are dirty! What have you been looking at Fraggle?!*Throws them over Fraggle's head to Peter VV*Nikki , "Peter" wrote:>> > *lets them roll past*> > mn..wish i had my eyes..i thought i heard something roll pass> > *runs after Fraggles eyes, retrieves them, and throws them to Nikki*. Anyone else for a game of "catch"??? :-)> > BB> Peter> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Um, very hard? Nikki , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote: > > yeah..but he tossed em to you like 3 days ago.... > do you have any idea how hard it is to type by smell? > > > earthstrm <earthstorm@c...> > Dec 7, 2005 2:00 PM > > Re: War on climate change targets flatulent cows > > Hi Peter > > I threw them to Peter like 100 posts ago! > > > BB > Nikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Eeewww PETER! How could you be so careless?! YUCK! Rinses them off and hands them back to Fraggle. Be careful putting them back in, they've been spinning awhile now and may mess with your vertigo. Nikki , peter hurd <swpgh01@t...> wrote: > > Pops them in my mouth to clean them,........................whoops swallowed one! now we gotta wait 24 hrs before we have a pair again!, lucky coughed it back up, now you have one green eye! > Passes back to Nikki. > > The Valley Vegan................. > > earthstrm <earthstorm@c...> wrote: > *Jumps up to make catch* > > Got 'em! > > Ewwww, these are dirty! What have you been looking at Fraggle?! > > *Throws them over Fraggle's head to Peter VV* > > Nikki > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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