an update on cow vs. kangaroo gas

I had written on this a few days ago...

But now, an update from News of the Weird (hat tip: LEO) and the world of science on the digestive advantages of kangaroos and the ability to transfer those abilities to cattle...

It is well-known that methane released by cattle forms a significant amount of the greenhouse gases in some countries, but getting people to abruptly drop beef from their diets might be unrealistic. However, a senior researcher for the Queensland (Australia) government, Athol Klieve, told Agence France-Presse in December that it would be possible to transplant the stomach bacteria of kangaroos into cows to reduce cattle's gas-passing proclivity to the much gentler level of kangaroos' (since the latter have much more efficient digestive systems). [Agence France-Presse, 12-6-07]