Enteric Methane
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Brooke: Enteric methane is directly responsible for over 0.1°C of global warming
“Now, on a warming standpoint, we're talking about half a degree C of warming effect is due to methane, and about a little over .1 degree C, about a fifth of the warming from methane is, is resulting from enteric methane.”
Brooke: Agriculture drives 40% of global methane, mostly from enteric fermentation
“When you look at the overall methane emissions globally, agriculture is about 40%, and 70% of that is enteric methane.”
Brooke: Feedlot beef cattle produce significantly less enteric methane than dairy cows
“Beef animals produce significantly less at the feedlot stage than, say, a dairy animal.”
Brooke: Dry matter intake is the primary driver of cattle methane production
“Overall dry matter intakes increase, and that's really the number one indicator how much a methane an animal is going to create, is how much dry matter
They're actually intaking.”