PowerLab in Global Warming Research
PowerLab in Global Warming Research
Researchers from the CSIRO ‘J.M Rendel Laboratory’ at Rockhampton, Australia are studying methods to reduce the production of methane emissions in the agricultural sector.
In recent years methane has received considerable attention as a contributing factor to global warming. Methane gas is a product of the digestive process in ruminant livestock, such as cattle, sheep and goats.
PowerLab data acquisition systems are playing a central role in recording methane and respiratory gas concentrations from cattle. The ongoing research by the CSIRO researchers is enabling new strategies to be developed that improve feed efficiency in cattle and reduce the production of methane.
24 March 2005
