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Cattle diet key to cutting methane emissions

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Cattle diet key to cutting methane emissions
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Victorian scientists believe cattle can be made more environmentally friendly by changing what they eat.

The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says it has been able to reduce the methane gas emissions from a dairy herd by increasing the fats and oils in the animals’ diets.

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