How Cows Contribute to Climate Change? Flashcards by Nick Stubbs | Brainscape

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How cows Contribute with Climate Change?

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Methane is a very potent GHG. It is 25 times more potent then CO2 at trapping heat in our atmosphere
A cow has a digestive compartment called Rumen it ferments the food and fibre, by-product of this is methane
Cow then burps out the methane whilst ruminating

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