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Why does this article talk about cow burps in connection with methane? Surely that's cow farts? Or do cows somehow produce methane while cud chewing?
by Tharkun 10y ago
Why does this article talk about cow burps in connection with methane? Surely that's cow farts? Or do cows somehow produce methane while cud chewing?
- lambertsimnel 10y agoI think ruminants including cows do significantly contribute to methane emissions by burping. "Cows don't emit 400 quarts of daily flatulence, as the term is usually understood. According to Professor Johnson, they emit 400 quarts' worth of burps,known in polite circles as eructation." http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/832/do-cow-and-termite-flatulence-threaten-the-earths-atmosphere http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/832/do-cow-and-term...
- ptaipale 10y agoAnd it is fairly self-evident when you think of it: cows are ruminants, and the process of rumination means fermentation before digestion. Methane is released in this fermentation, so it naturally comes as burping, not flatulence.