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Not my field, so assumptions and simplifications follow. Animal feed mostly grows from absorbing carbon dioxide, not methane. Cows (and other grazing animals) p
by xboxnolifes 2y ago
Not my field, so assumptions and simplifications follow. Animal feed mostly grows from absorbing carbon dioxide, not methane. Cows (and other grazing animals) produce net positive methane because their gut microbiota ferment the animal feed, producing methane. So, to keep methane in balance, something in the local grazing biome needs to absorb methane. Otherwise, cows can increase proportional atmospheric methane.
- gambiting 2y agoWell yes, but the same grass that these cows eat....would rot and release methane eventually anyway? Is that not correct?
- lazide 2y agoIt is correct.
- metta2uall 2y agoNot quite correct - the grass may rot due to non-methanogenic organisms and/or be eaten by something.