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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ben Glaze

Farting cows to get food additives to stop them breaking wind in climate fight

Farting cows could be given "methane suppressants" to stop them breaking wind and fuelling global warming.

Dairy cattle are set to be given "compound feeds" containing additives to cut digestive gas, it has emerged.

Ministers intend to force farmers to give their livestock the feed because of the amount of methane cows release into the air when they belch or fart.

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