U-of-L receives research dollars to study methane gas emissions in cattle
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LETHBRIDGE – Everyone is aware of the heightened attention to green house gas emissions. Usually, the concern is over the process of extracting energy and what comes out of the backend of a vehicle.
Now, Ottawa has turned its sights to the back end of cows.
To that end (no pun intended) the federal government has announced a $1.1 million investment with the University of Lethbridge to study ways to reduce methane gas emissions in cattle.
A study led by the U-of-L will investigate whether the use of biochar (a feed supplement) in beef cattle diets, improves the efficiency of digestion and reduces the amount of methane gas cattle produce.
Dr. Erasmus Okine, University of Lethbridge Vice-President (Research), says the research is beneficial to for both the environment and cattle producers.
“Reducing the amount of greenhouse gases produced by the cattle sector is important both environmentally, economically and helps build public trust. Producers want to operate in a sustainable fashion and our study results will help them do that.”
