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  • UIUC professors examine effects of warming planet on beef production

    Aug 7, 2023 2:30 pm
    Three young cattle with tagged ears in a barn.

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    • Three young cattle with tagged ears in a barn.

    About 20% of all global greenhouse gas emissions come from animal-based food products, and a 2022 study in the Lancet Planetary Health found that cattle heat stress losses will be far greater in most tropical regions than in temperate regions.