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Whether they are providing the beef for your roast dinner or the milk for your cup of tea – cows are undeniably useful animals.
The problem is they also enjoy burping and breaking wind and it’s having a huge impact on global warming.
The steaks couldn’t be higher and that’s why an agricultural college in Scotland has developed the Cool Cows programme to breed the animals in a way that means they expel less gas.
Niall is joined by our udderly brilliant science correspondent, Thomas Moore.
Producers: Natalie Ktena & Tom Gillespie
Editor: Mike Bovill
Date: October 23, 2025
