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Research sheds new light on methane emissions from the northern beef herd

CSIRO Media Release – 27 May 2011
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Beef cattle emit around 200 grams of methane a day, or about 1.5 tonnes of CO2 equivalents a year, as a by-product of digesting plant material CSIRO's innovative solutions for measuring emissions from cattle include state-of-the-art laser technology

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