What's the Deal With Methane and Cows Anyway?

Injecting cows is not needed.

Pause, take a moment to think about the poor cows and then consider why we need to protect cattle and animals from GE injections and genetic tampering, and not allow pathways for this to occur when it can end up in our food and environment.

New Zealand's ACVM Amendment Bill is scheduled for its third reading on September 22.

This bill is opposed by many, yet so far it persists despite opposition.

Did you know methane can be reduced simply by changing a cow's diet?

Studies:

1. 2020 - Diverse pasture and methane emissions in dairy cows

It compared two-species vs six-species pastures and found that cows on diverse pasture had lower methane yield per kg of dry matter eaten, while producing more milk solids and milk protein.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7460050/

2. 2025 - More recent research on pasture biodiversity

This study found that highly biodiverse pasture affected rumen microbiota and reduced in-vitro methane production, while also improving milk quality.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173112500120X

3. 2025 - Diverse swards in a rotational grazing system

This newer study specifically examined increasing sward species diversity in pasture-based dairy systems and concluded that more diverse swards have potential to reduce enteric methane emission intensity.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002203022500877X

We should look at what nature already provides before deciding that cows need GE interventions.

Is there GE in the injections? Or is there a pathway for this to happen?

• The ACVM and HSNO Amendment Bills would change the regulatory pathways for products involving gene technology.

• No Harm To Food and Environment is in the process of trying to find out exactly what is in the methane injections.