cows farting, experts reckon. The trumped-up plan involves changing the diet of cattle to prevent them pumping from out so much methane – a potent greenhouse gas that damages the environment.Research showed adding seaweed to the animals’ feed over five months reduced the bovines’ flatulence and belching.They emitted 82% less methane into the atmosphere.The gas is second only to carbon dioxide in driving global warming.Ermias Kebreab, director of the World Food Centre, said his research had shown adding a small amount of seaweed to cattle feed had a big impact.He said: "We now have sound evidence that seaweed in cattle diet is effective at reducing greenhouse gases and that the efficacy does not diminish over time."Combatting cattle trumps.
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