Post by account_disabled on Mar 6, 2024 7:07:31 GMT
An investigation led by Octavio Castelán, from the Agricultural Sciences Research Center of the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM), made it possible to find a way to reduce methane emissions from the livestock sector by 33%, through the modification of the cow diet.
The 100% Mexican development has been worked on for two years, explained the researcher, in a pilot test with 50 cows to which lemongrass was added to their diet.
For now, this meat will be included in Whopper Chile Mobile Number List burgers at some of the chain's branches in the United States, such as in Miami, Portland, New York, Austin and Los Angeles.
Through a virtual conference to publicize the development, Burger King reported that it is already working together with its meat producing partners to scale the project in the world and it is even expected that this type of meat can be sold in Mexico at the beginning of 2021.
Cattle, in particular, release methane through belching and flatulence; This gas traps the sun's heat near the ground, contributing to global warming.
It is estimated that the livestock industry is responsible for 14.5% of global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.
“We want to make a change and we want to do it big, we want this to live around the world,” said Guillermo Hermosillo, Marketing Director for Burger King, Mexico.
Early research results suggest that adding 100 grams of lemongrass leaves to cows' prescribed daily diet helps them release less methane when digesting their feed.
The tests were carried out over a period of four months on the cattle, so it is still unknown if the same results would be maintained by prolonging the time of the added diet, the researcher pointed out.
According to the study, through the prescribed diet, daily methane emissions can be reduced on average by up to 33% and carbon emissions by 30%.
The food chain mentioned that it hopes to prevent the emission of 150 million tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by 2030.
Through the virtual conference, they explained that this means the launch of their Cows Menu campaign, which seeks to highlight the importance that lemongrass will have in achieving change in the feeding dynamics of cows and obtaining a less harmful impact.
There is significant potential for the Cows Menu project to drive further optimization of the sector, as the research carried out in conjunction with Octavio Castelán is open source, making it available on the where the information can be consulted by any company, even a competitor of the chain.
“We are going to act with our suppliers in our fight for climate change, because we believe that we are part of the problem and it is our role to be agents of change,” concluded Alexandre Antonelo, Marketing Director for Burger King in Latin America.