Al Gore would be proud. :)(Bovine Bessie (not her real name) volunteers to give researchers a noseful in the name of science. Photo: Reuters)
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.
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So much for the work ethic
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I was both sympathetic and very annoyed to read a woman's account of how
she set about demonstrating that her job was meaningless.
It was around then...
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