Lori Tyler Gula
University of New Hampshire-Agricultural Experiment Station
Dairy cows will be fed seaweed to determine whether it could reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and improve milk quality and animal health. Two studies are being conducted in the Northeastern United States.
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