Ever heard of animal feed derived from coal? Yes, coal… Researchers at the University of Alberta are working with an Alberta-based startup Cv̄ictus, to get an edible coal-derived protein into the marketplace, replacing less eco-friendly ingredients in animal feed. Powered in part by a US$1.7-million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the project […]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/40670066

"University of Alberta is researching how to utilize coal to feed livestock. However, the animals wouldn’t technically be eating coal, instead the research team collects methanol from the coal being burned and then mixes it and dries it with bacteria protein.

“We can produce a higher quality product without having to make those trade-offs, while helping the environment,” said Mark Lawley, researcher at Cvictus Fermentation Group.

Lawley says it’s perfect for a carbon capture site, seeing it as a greener alternative."

University story about it here: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2025/03/alberta-researchers-aim-to-revolutionize-animal-feed.html

  • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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    30 days ago

    “We can produce a higher quality product without having to make those trade-offs, while helping the environment,” said Mark Lawley, researcher at Cvictus Fermentation Group.

    Who paid for this research? The cattle association?

    Helping the environment means ending the livestock industry and moving to a varied plant-based diet.

    Stop our mono crops, and never mind wasting money trying to feed cattle “dried methanol mixed with bacteria protein” as if that’s going to change anything other than make a cruel industry even more so.