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New Zealand begins genetic program to produce low methane-emitting sheep
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<blockquote data-quote="The Guardian RSS" data-source="post: 6663476" data-attributes="member: 78390"><p><img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/G+logo+long.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>New Zealand begins genetic program to produce low methane-emitting sheep</strong></p><p></p><p>Written by Ben Smee</p><p></p><p>‘Global first’ project will help tackle climate change by lowering agricultural greenhouse gases</p><p></p><p>The New Zealand livestock industry has begun a “global first” genetic program that would help to tackle climate change by breeding low methane-emitting sheep.</p><p></p><p>There are about <a href="http://archive.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/mythbusters/3million-people-60million-sheep.aspx" target="_blank">six sheep for each person in New Zealand</a>, and the livestock industry accounts for about one-third of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions.</p><p></p><p>Related: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/28/gm-could-help-cut-livestock-methane-emissions-say-scientists" target="_blank">GM could help cut livestock methane emissions, say scientists</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/01/new-zealand-begins-genetic-program-to-produce-low-methane-emitting-sheep" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Since you’re here …</strong></p><p></p><p>… we have a small favour to ask. More people are reading the Guardian than ever but advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. And unlike many news organisations, we haven’t put up a paywall – we want to keep our journalism as open as we can. So you can see why we need to ask for your help. The Guardian’s independent, investigative journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. But we do it because we believe our perspective matters – because it might well be your perspective, too.</p><p></p><p>If everyone who reads our reporting, who likes it, helps fund it, our future would be much more secure. Support the Guardian – it only takes a minute. Thank you.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://support.theguardian.com/uk" target="_blank"><img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/SupportGuardian.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Guardian RSS, post: 6663476, member: 78390"] [img]https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/G+logo+long.png[/img] [b]New Zealand begins genetic program to produce low methane-emitting sheep[/b] Written by Ben Smee ‘Global first’ project will help tackle climate change by lowering agricultural greenhouse gases The New Zealand livestock industry has begun a “global first” genetic program that would help to tackle climate change by breeding low methane-emitting sheep. There are about [URL='http://archive.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/mythbusters/3million-people-60million-sheep.aspx']six sheep for each person in New Zealand[/URL], and the livestock industry accounts for about one-third of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Related: [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/28/gm-could-help-cut-livestock-methane-emissions-say-scientists']GM could help cut livestock methane emissions, say scientists[/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/01/new-zealand-begins-genetic-program-to-produce-low-methane-emitting-sheep']Continue reading...[/URL] [b]Since you’re here …[/b] … we have a small favour to ask. More people are reading the Guardian than ever but advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. And unlike many news organisations, we haven’t put up a paywall – we want to keep our journalism as open as we can. So you can see why we need to ask for your help. The Guardian’s independent, investigative journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. But we do it because we believe our perspective matters – because it might well be your perspective, too. If everyone who reads our reporting, who likes it, helps fund it, our future would be much more secure. Support the Guardian – it only takes a minute. Thank you. [url="https://support.theguardian.com/uk"][img]https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/SupportGuardian.png[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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