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Following the Governments Net Zero strategy, a supplement is being added to milk to reduce methane emissions, with no prior consultation with either consumers or the bovines in question.
Are you happy to drink this fart free milk or is this the thin end of the flatulent wedge ? Will human emissions be curbed next with strange additives to kebabs and artichokes ?
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"Following the Governments Net Zero strategy, a supplement is being added to milk to reduce methane emissions, with no prior consultation with either consumers or the bovines in question.
Are you happy to drink this fart free milk or is this the thin end of the flatulent wedge ? Will human emissions be curbed next with strange additives to kebabs and artichokes ?
It's all over the Moos ! 🐄"
nope not a chance we only drink raw milk from a local farm |
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"If the idea is to reduce cow farts, surely the additive would have to be in their food? If so, even raw milk would be affected. "
You're right, it is added to the feed, but I guess farmers can choose what feed to use ? |
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By *AJMLKTV/TS 2 days ago
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"If the idea is to reduce cow farts, surely the additive would have to be in their food? If so, even raw milk would be affected.
You're right, it is added to the feed, but I guess farmers can choose what feed to use ?"
If it becomes a legal requirement, they would have to add it or be refused permission to sell their milk to the public. The FSA are tough bastards. |
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"Following the Governments Net Zero strategy, a supplement is being added to milk to reduce methane emissions, with no prior consultation with either consumers or the bovines in question.
Are you happy to drink this fart free milk or is this the thin end of the flatulent wedge ? Will human emissions be curbed next with strange additives to kebabs and artichokes ?
It's all over the Moos ! 🐄nope not a chance we only drink raw milk from a local farm "
Who is to say the local farm will not use the fart free milk? |
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Most big scale dairy farms cows will be fed silage fodder beat hay ect not sure how much pellets or corn/ration they consume or whether this additive will be added into the mix independatly like some other nutrients 🤷im fairly certain where i use wont be adding it in unless its compulsory and against a law not to |
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By *lfasoCouple 1 day ago
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In the 90's a product called Monensin was introduced into the UK under the brand name 'Romensin'. It worked by reducing the energy lost in the bovine gut through methane and carbon emissions. The result was decreased food intake for greater meat/milk gain.
Although very effective, it was banned in the uk within a few years. It is still used in the US and other countries worldwide. |
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The BBC made a documentary about animal farming in 2020. The presenter Dr Liz Bonnin showed a farm in USA and impact of methane. The insights into farming practices were so bad the bbc took it down from iplayer. Think you can still view on YouTube. |
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"In the 90's a product called Monensin was introduced into the UK under the brand name 'Romensin'. It worked by reducing the energy lost in the bovine gut through methane and carbon emissions. The result was decreased food intake for greater meat/milk gain.
Although very effective, it was banned in the uk within a few years. It is still used in the US and other countries worldwide."
Monensin was primarily an antibiotic before they fiund ut enhanced milk and meat production. Whilst cattle and poultry can benefit from its use it is poisonous to Horses and dogs. Been banned since 2006.
The USA regulatory control people, FDA, who ban the ultra dangerous Kinder Surprise, still happily allow all sorts of poisons into the US human food chain. |
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By *lfasoCouple 1 day ago
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"In the 90's a product called Monensin was introduced into the UK under the brand name 'Romensin'. It worked by reducing the energy lost in the bovine gut through methane and carbon emissions. The result was decreased food intake for greater meat/milk gain.
Although very effective, it was banned in the uk within a few years. It is still used in the US and other countries worldwide.
Monensin was primarily an antibiotic before they fiund ut enhanced milk and meat production. Whilst cattle and poultry can benefit from its use it is poisonous to Horses and dogs. Been banned since 2006.
The USA regulatory control people, FDA, who ban the ultra dangerous Kinder Surprise, still happily allow all sorts of poisons into the US human food chain. "
Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa were on the list. I haven't checked if that is still the case.
I haven't seen any reports from those countries suggesting that there has been any negative effects from Monensin use over the past 50 years.
As you say, all bovine food additives were banned in the EU in 2006. |
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"In the 90's a product called Monensin was introduced into the UK under the brand name 'Romensin'. It worked by reducing the energy lost in the bovine gut through methane and carbon emissions. The result was decreased food intake for greater meat/milk gain.
Although very effective, it was banned in the uk within a few years. It is still used in the US and other countries worldwide."
Very interesting, thanks! |
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It's only currently a trial linked with Queens university of Belfast and Morrisons agriculture dept. The supplement is sea and it helps to reduce the methane gas which is prediinatly from belching, not farting ( I guess it grabs a better headline). The word supplement also gives a negative undertone so it's used for attention. The reality is most cattle are fed supplements if it's more than grass and have been for decades. |
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"It's only currently a trial linked with Queens university of Belfast and Morrisons agriculture dept. The supplement is sea and it helps to reduce the methane gas which is prediinatly from belching, not farting ( I guess it grabs a better headline). The word supplement also gives a negative undertone so it's used for attention. The reality is most cattle are fed supplements if it's more than grass and have been for decades."
Also interesting, thanks.  |
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"It's only currently a trial linked with Queens university of Belfast and Morrisons agriculture dept. The supplement is sea and it helps to reduce the methane gas which is prediinatly from belching, not farting ( I guess it grabs a better headline). The word supplement also gives a negative undertone so it's used for attention. The reality is most cattle are fed supplements if it's more than grass and have been for decades."
autocorrect sea kelp lol |
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"It's only currently a trial linked with Queens university of Belfast and Morrisons agriculture dept. The supplement is sea and it helps to reduce the methane gas which is prediinatly from belching, not farting ( I guess it grabs a better headline). The word supplement also gives a negative undertone so it's used for attention. The reality is most cattle are fed supplements if it's more than grass and have been for decades.
Also interesting, thanks. "
As I recall cows cannot fart hence the problem when they bloat up like a baloon and die unless they are deflated. |
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By *lfasoCouple 6 hours ago
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"It's only currently a trial linked with Queens university of Belfast and Morrisons agriculture dept. The supplement is sea and it helps to reduce the methane gas which is prediinatly from belching, not farting ( I guess it grabs a better headline). The word supplement also gives a negative undertone so it's used for attention. The reality is most cattle are fed supplements if it's more than grass and have been for decades.
Also interesting, thanks.
As I recall cows cannot fart hence the problem when they bloat up like a baloon and die unless they are deflated. "
Trust me, cattle can fart! I have received many a pat on the back  |
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By *AJMLKTV/TS 6 hours ago
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"It's only currently a trial linked with Queens university of Belfast and Morrisons agriculture dept. The supplement is sea and it helps to reduce the methane gas which is prediinatly from belching, not farting ( I guess it grabs a better headline). The word supplement also gives a negative undertone so it's used for attention. The reality is most cattle are fed supplements if it's more than grass and have been for decades.
Also interesting, thanks.
As I recall cows cannot fart hence the problem when they bloat up like a baloon and die unless they are deflated. "
Cows most definitely can fart! I have a few highlands and they mostly winter in my big barn. Going in there after an oat-based feed smells like the very depths of hades  Most of the methane they expel is through burps though. Never light a ciggie near a flatulent burping cow |
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"It's only currently a trial linked with Queens university of Belfast and Morrisons agriculture dept. The supplement is sea and it helps to reduce the methane gas which is prediinatly from belching, not farting ( I guess it grabs a better headline). The word supplement also gives a negative undertone so it's used for attention. The reality is most cattle are fed supplements if it's more than grass and have been for decades.
autocorrect sea kelp lol"
There are several trials using sea as supplements, these are unlikely to have negative impacts as highland cows have been allowed to graze on sea along Scottish coasts for as long as folks can remember. The trial raising all the fuss is different and using an artificial supplement. |
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"It's only currently a trial linked with Queens university of Belfast and Morrisons agriculture dept. The supplement is sea and it helps to reduce the methane gas which is prediinatly from belching, not farting ( I guess it grabs a better headline). The word supplement also gives a negative undertone so it's used for attention. The reality is most cattle are fed supplements if it's more than grass and have been for decades.
Also interesting, thanks.
As I recall cows cannot fart hence the problem when they bloat up like a baloon and die unless they are deflated.
Trust me, cattle can fart! I have received many a pat on the back "
It’s not the ones that get you on the back you need to worry about  |
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