Reduced methane cattle burps among €37.5m Agri projects
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Using artificial intelligence (AI) for disease control, monitoring the burps of cattle to reduce methane emissions and replacing plastic packaging with a grain-based alternative were among the innovative projects to receive funding from the Department of Agriculture today.

One project investigating impacts of feed additives on reducing methane emissions from the burps of beef cattle over their lifetime was allocated almost €1.5 million.

The research will look at ways of reducing methane emissions in Irish beef systems through strategic use of feed additives and early-life interventions.

The vast majority of methane - a greenhouse gas - released by cattle during digestion is by belching, rather than flatulance.