9-9 IAN UN Flatulence

 I honestly do not know where this is taking us. Arguing over livestock flatulence levels when we have wars, oil spills, a sagging economy, joblessness and homelessness at epic proportions. But we’re taking on the battle despite other areas that need massive attention. Dr. Frank Mitloehner is a University of California Associate Professor of Animal Science and Air Quality Extension Specialist and is the air quality expert who questioned a report issued by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization that claimed livestock are responsible for 18-percent of greenhouse gas emissions. Only three-percent of greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to livestock production in the U.S. - and Mitloehner wanted to know why there were such stark differences between those findings and the UN’s findings. “What we found basically is the reason that there are such large differences is that we are producing livestock in a way that is intensive and therefore optimizes the amount of milk per unit of input.” So does that mean U.S. cattle are less offensive than cattle in the rest of the world? Mitloehner says the main reason the livestock sector’s carbon footprint is so much lower than the UN Food and Agriculture Organizatio said - is their comparison of livestock to transportation was flawed