…and it seems that must of the disgusting things involves their digestion.

So, a few years ago, scientists wanted to investigate how cows are digesting their food and also have an easy access to providing different vitamins and medications to make them healthier and to also perform research. Now, what better way to do that then to provide a “portal” that can be sealed by a plug directly into one of the cow’s stomachs? Sounds tasty, right? How does it sound that people can go in to the university, slap on a glove and have anyone just go in there and play around with the contents of the stomach? Sounds lovely to me, sign me up!

Now, with the rising concern of greenhouse gases, one of which is methane, scientists are now measuring the methane produced by cows. So come on now class, where does methane come from on the cows? Two answers….that’s right, burps and farts. So, scientists are placing a bag on the back of the cow so they can “collect” the methane produced and measure how much is being produced. The main goal, to adjust the cows diet to see which produces the least methane.

Wow, makes me enjoy my job!

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