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Emissions potential of beef breeds

The British Limousin Society says analysis of its genotype data set highlights significant differences in the emissions potential, with Limousin cattle producing up to 30 per cent fewer methane emissions in the finishing period

Katie Jones
Editor, Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer
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Emissions potential of beef breeds

Alice Swift, chief executive of the British Limousin Society, says this reduction can be linked to the presence of the F94L myostatin gene, which is found naturally in the breed, and is now termed the...

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