Genetics give less methane from dairy cattle

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/climate-friendly-cows-bred-belch-less-methane-2023-08-08/?fbclid=IwAR2U2f-bpruU0zL8bjWnzy_jwpvu1RDt5-jQa58gezbePr4VVZ8RM1bgxuA

“Burps are the top source of methane emissions from cattle. Semex, the genetics company that sold Loewith the sem@n, said adoption of the low-methane trait could reduce methane emissions from Canada’s dairy herd by 1.5% annually, and up to 20%-30% by 2050.”

While in Netherlands, they plan to limit the cattle population to reduce methane emissions.

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