But it then it is diverted to other pathways. It could become meat, milk, or manure. I don't think there's a lot of aerobic activity going on in the rumen, so

But it then it is diverted to other pathways. It could become meat, milk, or manure. I don't think there's a lot of aerobic activity going on in the rumen, so at least we know that it isn't immediately turned into CO2 (even if that would have been a win, methane is 10 times worse a greenhouse gas).