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I wonder which one effectfull to climate change, people's total farts vs the total farts of cows in the world?
by lonk 4y ago
I wonder which one effectfull to climate change, people's total farts vs the total farts of cows in the world?
- karmakurtisaani 4y agoCows by a wide margin, probably. And it's mainly their burps, actually.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoEveryone forgets the missing methane output from the nearly extirpated bison population. Cattle in north america are only slightly more numerous than the peak bison population.
- ben_w 4y agoI wasn’t expecting to ask this when I woke up this morning but: how much methane did bison burp relative to the same biomass of modern cattle?
- imtringued 4y agoProbably less because we are feeding the cheapest source of feed to cows, not what they can digest the best. The food that your body fails to digest will be digested in the big intestine which can lead to bloating.
- mgerdts 4y ago> A number of past studies have found lower greenhouse gas emissions associated with the feedlot system. One reason is that grass-fed cows gain weight more slowly, so they produce more methane (mostly in the form of belches) over their longer lifespans. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/08/13/746576239/is-grass-fed-beef-really-better-for-the-planet-heres-the-science https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/08/13/746576239/is...
- koonsolo 4y ago36% of all mammals today are humans 60% are livestock So I guess you have the answer