Countryfile

[sugarless sue]

I was watching Countryfile and they were going on about methane production by cows.Now,the suggestion was that they be fed on a genetically modified grass with more sugar in it because that ,apparently would cut down methane production.
My question is this, what sort of impact does this have on the cows? Will it mean fatter meat instead of leaner meat? Will the sugar pass into the milk causing milk to be more sugary?What sort of impact will this have on diabetics?
Any biologists/animal experts out there?

 

[hanadr]

You'd have to ask the cattle breeding experts for that information, but it's an interesting point.

 

[Dennis]

Hi Sue,

I think this answers some of your questions.

http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/media/chapter_6.pdf

 

[sugarless sue]

Thanks for that ,Dennis.