VN April 2021

Vetnuus | April 2021 8 When a panel of consumers sampled meat from cattle raised in our study, they did not detect any difference in tenderness, juiciness or flavour between meat from cattle that consumed seaweed and others that did not. Commercialising seaweed as a cattle feed additive would involve many steps. First, scientists would need to develop aquaculture techniques for producing seaweed on a large scale, either in the ocean or in tanks on land. And the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would have to approve using seaweed as a feed supplement for commercial cattle. Farmers and ranchers could also earn money for reducing their cattle’s emissions. Climate scientists would have to provide guidance on quantifying, monitoring and verifying methane emission reductions from cattle. Such rules could allow cattle farmers to earn credits from carbon offset programs around the world. v Leading Article Feeding cows a few ounces of seaweed daily...... <<<7