Australia: Cutting both beef production costs and methane without reducing demand
Frozen Bone-In Beef
Meat
Australia
Published Jan 12, 2023
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A new tool has been developed to help reduce both costs and greenhouse gas emissions while continuing to meet the demand for meat. Picture - Adobe A NEW tool has been developed to help the global beef industry reduce both costs and greenhouse gas emissions while continuing to meet the demand for meat. The research team led by the University of Queensland assessed the economic and emissions impacts of different cattle feeds at different locations around the globe to formulate a framework to guide and inform industry sustainability efforts. The research published in Nature Sustainability shows as much as 85 per cent of emissions could be cut without an overall economic hit to the beef sector. UQ's School of Veterinary Science postdoctoral research fellow Adam C Castonguay said the reduction could be achieved by using for more efficient feeds and locations, and restoring forests in inefficient areas, without increasing global costs of production or reducing demand for beef. "We have ...
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