Feeding Cows Natural Plant Extracts Can Reduce Dairy Farm Odors and Feed Costs
Monday, September 5, 2011 - 23:00
in Mathematics & Economics
With citizens' groups seeking government regulation of foul-smelling ammonia emissions from large dairy farms, scientists today reported that adding natural plant extracts to cow feed can reduce levels of the gas by one-third while reducing the need to fortify cow feed with expensive protein supplements. They reported here at the 242nd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).