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Enteric Fermentation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009684

1. Livestock, especially cattle, produce methane as part of their digestion. This process is called enteric fermentation, and it represents one third of the emissions from the agriculture sector.

2. A digestive process by which carbohydrates are broken down by microorganisms into simple molecules for absorption into the bloodstream of an animal.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-009684
FieldEnvironment
SubjectClimate change
ReferencesGlossary of Climate Change Terms; Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009684",
  "term": "Enteric Fermentation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Livestock, especially cattle, produce methane as part of their digestion. This process is called enteric fermentation, and it represents one third of the emissions from the agriculture sector.\n\n2. A digestive process by which carbohydrates are broken down by microorganisms into simple molecules for absorption into the bloodstream of an animal.",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Climate Change Terms",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/enteric-fermentation/"
}

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