Professor Of IPB: Cows Have An Impact On Global Warming Because Their Burping Produces Methane

JAKARTA - Professor of the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) University Anuraga Jayanegara revealed that the presence of around 16 million beef cattle and 600,000 dairy cattle in livestock in Indonesia has an impact on global warming. Great, Prof. Dr. Anuraga Jayanegara, S.Pt., M.Sc explained that the presence of cows has an impact on producing methane gas which is related to the effects of global warming. "Methane gas emissions are mainly produced when cows burp," he said while presenting a summary of his scientific oration entitled "Polyphenols as Feed Components for Reduction. Methane Gas Emissions from Ruminant Livestock" reported by Antara, Friday, September 17. It is stated that methane gas produced from enteric fermentation also has the effect of eliminating cow's energy, which should be used for production and reproduction processes.

The academic from the Department of Nutrition Science and Feed Technology at the Faculty of Animal Husbandry became the youngest Professor of IPB University this year because Anuraga is 37 years old. animal husbandry, namely reducing hydrogen production, looking for alternatives to hydrogen, and inhibiting methanogens as microbes that produce methane gas. According to him, the first emission mitigation is to use natural adaptive substances, namely polyphenols. This substance functions as an antimicrobial that inhibits methanogens. Anuraga has conducted research since 2008 until now with the result that methane gas will be reduced when the feed is mixed with polyphenols. The addition of polyphenolic substances provides a synergistic effect. When methane gas decreases, it will increase the value of livestock, both in quality and quantity. The first advantage is the increase in body weight of about 0.35 kilograms per head per day. The use of polyphenolic substances also increases the profits of farmers by 500 rupiah per kilogram of feed. Polyphenol extracts increase the quality of livestock products.