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Maybe this would help: "Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from their burps, research finds"

https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/cows-seaweed-metha...

Wonder if it affects the taste of the meat or milk... or has some other undesirable side effects?

There's a large amount of literature on the effects of diet on meat flavor. I'm much more familiar with that side of things than milk flavor, but anecdotally I would expect similar effects.

Re: not consuming dairy, you be you. Cheese is rad. Good beef/pork/lamb/rabbit/etc. is rad. I think it's entirely possible to produce them in a sustainable and humane fashion, since I've personally been involved in producing beef that way (registered black angus FTW). My moo-cows had happy lives until their end. I think that's an attainable goal and compatible with also enjoying a wonderful tri-tip cooked with oak wood.

Or just stop consuming dairy, since it's entirely unnecessary.

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