[Terrapreta] charcoal and livestock

[chris braun]

Hello,

What about the reduction in methane emission from cattle ? Lots of  
medicine to cure digestive problems contain activated charcoal  
("charbon actif" in French)...
Is there some data/studies/research on this question ?

Sincerely yours,
Chris

On Mar 31, 2008, at 3:50 PM, Gerald Van Koeverden wrote:

> "A small amount of charcoal added to feed also has
> health benefits for the animals.  In the case of cattle, it
> increases milk production and helps prevent mastitis.  In
> the case of pigs and laying hens, it reduces mortality.  In
> the case of pigs, it also reduces the offensive smell of
> pig wastes, and improves the feed:weight gain ratio. "
>
> http://www.agnet.org/library/pt/2002013/
>
> Gerrit
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