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tonyt53

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1. Did the study say why the antibiotics were causing the cows to produce more methane?

Reply to WhiteTara (Original post)

Fri May 27, 2016, 01:52 PM

May 2016

It is because the cows eat more. It really is that simple. I prefer grain-fed meat from the farmer I buy a cow from every year. He doesn't use antibiotics.

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Does feeding cattle antibiotics contribute to global warming? [View all] WhiteTara May 2016 OP

Did the study say why the antibiotics were causing the cows to produce more methane? tonyt53 May 2016 #1

Creepy that antibiotics from cows get into humans. Jesus Malverde May 2016 #2

The FDA is not cool with that. drm604 May 2016 #3