Buenos Aires .- Researchers at the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) developed the "cow backpacker" to minimize the impact of greenhouse gases produced by these animals. Determination
Group Greenhouse Gas Research Center Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, INTA Castelar invented a plastic bag placed over the animal's back stores the gases produced by their stomachs.
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According to the Organization of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), ruminants produce 18 percent of global emissions and Argentina account for 35 percent of total emissions of greenhouse gases.
A cow can emit about 550 kilos between 800 and 1,000 liters of gas, a figure that grows as significant if one considers the 55 million cows that populate the country.
The method developed in addition to cash, is so innovative that it was selected by Popular Science magazine (USA) as one of the most striking scenes in the world of science, 2009.
"This telemetry system that records and quantifies online gases generated in the rumen of cattle, would evaluate GHG emissions in different production systems, in order to develop policies to reduce emissions, "said Berra.
The system, he added, "can be monitored from anywhere in the world, and that the information generated is uploaded to a server and is available on the Internet."
A cow can emit about 550 kilos between 800 and 1,000 liters of gas, a figure that grows as significant if one considers the 55 million cows that populate the country.
The method developed in addition to cash, is so innovative that it was selected by Popular Science magazine (USA) as one of the most striking scenes in the world of science, 2009.
"This telemetry system that records and quantifies online gases generated in the rumen of cattle, would evaluate GHG emissions in different production systems, in order to develop policies to reduce emissions, "said Berra.
The system, he added, "can be monitored from anywhere in the world, and that the information generated is uploaded to a server and is available on the Internet."
source: elpatagonico . net
photo: popsci.com
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