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Experts said the slow digestive system of cows makes them a key producer of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that gets far less public attention than carbon dioxide.
In a bid to understand the impact of the wind produced by cows on global warming, scientists collected gas from their stomachs in plastic tanks attached to their backs.
The Argentine researchers discovered methane from cows accounts for more than 30 per cent of the country's total greenhouse emissions.
As one of the world's biggest beef producers, Argentina has more than 55 million cows grazing in its famed Pampas grasslands.
Guillermo Berra, a researcher at the National Institute of Agricultural Technology, said every cow produces between 8000 to 1,000 litres of emissions every day.
Methane, which is also released from landfills, coal mines and leaking gas pipes, is 23 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide.
Scientists are now carrying out trials of new diets designed to improve cows's digestion and hopefully reduce global warming. Silvia Valtorta, of the National Council of Scientific and Technical Investigations, said that by feeding cows clover and alfalfa instead of grain "you can reduce methane emissions by 25 percent".
Traduco al volo: la digestione lenta delle mucche produce molto metano, un potente gas serra. Quindi, per capire l'incidenza di tale quantità di metano prodotta, gli scienziati hanno posto un serbatoio in grado di raccogliere i gas al posteriore delle mucche.
Gli scienziati hanno anche riferito che nutrire le mucche con erba medica invece che granaglie può ridurre le emissioni di metano del 25%.
Ed ecco qui l'immagine della povera mucca:

Certo che fare il ricercatore è veramente un lavoraccio.....passar tempo a raccogliere le scorregge delle vacche non deve esser un gran lavoro....in compenso posson fare il pieno all'auto gratis!!!! 





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