Another study shows feeding a small amount of seaweed reduces cattle methane emissions almost 82%.
Dr. Ermias Kebreab chairs the University of California-Davis Department of Animal Science and directs the World Food Center. He says the seaweed inhibits an enzyme in the cow’s digestive system that contributes to methane production. He says, “The more seaweed that is in the feed, the more reduction that you are able to observe.”
Kebreab says scientists are now studying ways to farm the type of seaweed called Asparagopsis Taxiformis, since there is not enough of it in the wild for broad application as livestock feed.
