Feeding curry to sheep could help boost meat and milk yields, according to new research.
Researchers at Newcastle University have revealed that feeding coriander and tumeric to sheep could cut methane emissions by up to 40 per cent.
The two traditional curry spices were found to kill the bad bacteria in the animal’s digestive system while allowing the good bacteria to remain.
Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, who helped carry out the study, claimed the spices are often used to treat ailments in humans.
He said: “What my research found was that certain spices contain properties which make this digestive process more efficient so producing less waste – in this case, methane.”
According to Defra, Britain’s sheep wasted energy producing around 20 litres of methane a day in 2009.
A new spice-rich diet could help increase milk and meat yields by 12 per cent.
The news could be welcomed by those in the animal feed industry as demand for feed increases.
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