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Featured image: We managed to toilet train cows (and they learned faster than a toddler). It could help combat climate change

We managed to toilet train cows (and they learned faster than a toddler). It could help combat climate change - Hot off the press

Guest Author • Sep 14, 2021 •

Douglas Elliffe, University of Auckland and Lindsay Matthews, University of Auckland   Can we toilet train cattle? Would we want to? The answer to both of these questions is yes — and doing so could help us address issues of water contamination and climate change. Cattle urine is high in nitrogen, and this contributes to a range of environmental problems. Read More

Featured image: Cows in Antarctica? How one expedition milked them for all their worth

Cows in Antarctica? How one expedition milked them for all their worth - Guest Work

Guest Author • Aug 14, 2017 •

By Hanne E.F. Nielsen, University of Tasmania and Elizabeth Leane, University of Tasmania Domestic animals are rarely associated with Antarctica. However, before non-native species (bar humans) were excluded from the continent in the 1990s, many travelled to the far south. These animals included not only the obvious sledge dogs, but also ponies, sheep, … Read More

Featured image: Seaweed could hold the key to cutting methane emissions from cow burps

Seaweed could hold the key to cutting methane emissions from cow burps - Guest Work

Guest Author • Oct 17, 2016 •

By Michael Battaglia, CSIRO When Canadian farmer Joe Dorgan noticed about 11 years ago that cattle in a paddock by the sea were more productive than his other cows, he didn’t just rediscover an Ancient Greek and Icelandic practice. While the Ancient Greeks didn’t have to contend with global warming, it turns out that this practice could … Read More

Featured image: Reducing greenhouse gases from cows and sheep needs big picture

Reducing greenhouse gases from cows and sheep needs big picture - Guest Work

Guest Author • Mar 22, 2016 •

Mario Herrero, CSIRO Farming livestock – cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and chickens – contributes around 6 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide) to the atmosphere each year. While estimates vary, this could represent up to 18% of global emissions. But the livestock sector also offers great benefits. It includes 20 billion animals, supports … Read More