MCC Cows on A Seaweed Diet and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Discussion
- January 31, 2022/ Homework Tutors
Question Description
I need support with this Biology question so I can learn better.
This article describes some active science regarding a topic from this unit. Read the article and answer these questions:
- How much of anthropogenic (human-activity-related) global greenhouse gas emissions comes from livestock?
- Technically, the cows themselves do not produce methane. What does? Where does this occur in the cow?
- This experiment took place over 21 weeks and follows a previous study, which took place over 2 weeks. What concern led the scientists to extend the time of the second study?
- By how much was methane production reduced for the beef cows at the finishing diet stage (with the highest amount of seaweed supplementation)?
- How much food did the cows in the treatment group eat compared to cows in the control group? (More, the same, or less). Why is this a concern?
- Not everyone who would like to reduce meat and dairy consumption is able to do so. What are two reasons mentioned in the article?