Steven Lauwers
@infinityfarm-sa.bsky.social
Guardian of the oldest garden in the world.
So either you haven’t read the study or you simply cannot comprehend the significance of this discovery. Always happy to go into the details if you want.
How about the discovery of methanotrophs in the rumen? Is that also gaslighting in your opinion?
academic.oup.com/lambio/artic...
How about the discovery of methanotrophs in the rumen? Is that also gaslighting in your opinion?
academic.oup.com/lambio/artic...
Detection of Proteobacteria from the rumen by PCR using methanotroph‐specific primers
Aims: To detect Proteobacteria, including methanotrophs, from the rumen fluid and the bacteria inhabiting the rumen epithelium. Methods and Results:Proteob
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November 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
So either you haven’t read the study or you simply cannot comprehend the significance of this discovery. Always happy to go into the details if you want.
How about the discovery of methanotrophs in the rumen? Is that also gaslighting in your opinion?
academic.oup.com/lambio/artic...
How about the discovery of methanotrophs in the rumen? Is that also gaslighting in your opinion?
academic.oup.com/lambio/artic...
Imagine a world where they discovered that the methane in the atmosphere actually predominately comes from oxygen rich environments (wet soil) and ruminants act as giant methanotrophs on permanent pastures.
Oh wait … meet Methanothrix paradoxum.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Oh wait … meet Methanothrix paradoxum.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Methanogenesis in oxygenated soils is a substantial fraction of wetland methane emissions - Nature Communications
Methane production is traditionally not found in oxygenated soils, a paradigm incorporated in global greenhouse gas modelling efforts. Here the authors show geochemical and biological evidence of acti...
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Imagine a world where they discovered that the methane in the atmosphere actually predominately comes from oxygen rich environments (wet soil) and ruminants act as giant methanotrophs on permanent pastures.
Oh wait … meet Methanothrix paradoxum.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Oh wait … meet Methanothrix paradoxum.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Explain the difference between a “myth” and “educated guess”.
Nothing “educated” about the maggot consumption hypothesis as it would give a different isotope signature in human remains, not to mention the physical impossibility of using it for food without PPE.
Nothing “educated” about the maggot consumption hypothesis as it would give a different isotope signature in human remains, not to mention the physical impossibility of using it for food without PPE.
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Explain the difference between a “myth” and “educated guess”.
Nothing “educated” about the maggot consumption hypothesis as it would give a different isotope signature in human remains, not to mention the physical impossibility of using it for food without PPE.
Nothing “educated” about the maggot consumption hypothesis as it would give a different isotope signature in human remains, not to mention the physical impossibility of using it for food without PPE.
Removing the presented evidence from this thread shows that your professional and moral conduct is repulsive but karma is a relentless bitch. Goodbye.
To the other "disappeared" participants, I would like to say: Fiat lux.
To the other "disappeared" participants, I would like to say: Fiat lux.
March 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Removing the presented evidence from this thread shows that your professional and moral conduct is repulsive but karma is a relentless bitch. Goodbye.
To the other "disappeared" participants, I would like to say: Fiat lux.
To the other "disappeared" participants, I would like to say: Fiat lux.
Wise words. I share the same sentiment.
March 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Wise words. I share the same sentiment.
If intergenerational trauma is encoded in our genetic settings, it implies that reversing it would also be possible. Imagine a generation that sets aside ego to resolve the traumas of inequality, gender disparity or ethnic profiling for future generations. Wishful thinking?
March 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
If intergenerational trauma is encoded in our genetic settings, it implies that reversing it would also be possible. Imagine a generation that sets aside ego to resolve the traumas of inequality, gender disparity or ethnic profiling for future generations. Wishful thinking?
Don't play the gender card Katharine. You chose to call me names and attack my profession without knowing that I was already studying rumen ecosystems when you were still wearing diapers. It was unnecessary and uncalled for.
March 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Don't play the gender card Katharine. You chose to call me names and attack my profession without knowing that I was already studying rumen ecosystems when you were still wearing diapers. It was unnecessary and uncalled for.
Never, ever give up livestock. In a world without fossil fuels they are the only chance of survival. It is called to food production energy equation.
That's a story for another day.
Have a wonderful weekend.
That's a story for another day.
Have a wonderful weekend.
March 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Never, ever give up livestock. In a world without fossil fuels they are the only chance of survival. It is called to food production energy equation.
That's a story for another day.
Have a wonderful weekend.
That's a story for another day.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Go and have a look at the satellite data. There is no visible methane at all. None, zilch, nada, niks, rien.
Naturally grazing ruminants DO NOT BELCH METHANE.
No need for a science degree.
Naturally grazing ruminants DO NOT BELCH METHANE.
No need for a science degree.
March 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Go and have a look at the satellite data. There is no visible methane at all. None, zilch, nada, niks, rien.
Naturally grazing ruminants DO NOT BELCH METHANE.
No need for a science degree.
Naturally grazing ruminants DO NOT BELCH METHANE.
No need for a science degree.
In the Seringeti a herd of 3 million ruminants moves around at a density of 5000 animals per sq mile. 2 million wildebeest (cows) and 1 million antilopes (sheep).
According to IPCC numbers, this herd would be an ultra-emitter producing 34.16 tons of methane per hour.
According to IPCC numbers, this herd would be an ultra-emitter producing 34.16 tons of methane per hour.
March 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
In the Seringeti a herd of 3 million ruminants moves around at a density of 5000 animals per sq mile. 2 million wildebeest (cows) and 1 million antilopes (sheep).
According to IPCC numbers, this herd would be an ultra-emitter producing 34.16 tons of methane per hour.
According to IPCC numbers, this herd would be an ultra-emitter producing 34.16 tons of methane per hour.
Now some information for the non-scientists. Did you know we have satellites orbiting earth looking for methane? Some of them are open to the general public. Let me take you on a trip to the largest herd of ruminants in the world.
March 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Now some information for the non-scientists. Did you know we have satellites orbiting earth looking for methane? Some of them are open to the general public. Let me take you on a trip to the largest herd of ruminants in the world.
Do you understand that this science invalidates the numbers in your original posting and that it has to be considered disinformation?
March 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Do you understand that this science invalidates the numbers in your original posting and that it has to be considered disinformation?
A grass-fed ruminant's rumen pH will sit between 5.6 and 6.5. Quick comment. A sheep prefers thin short grass. These grass species maintain a rumen pH between 5.6 and 5.8. Broad leave grasses, preferred by cows, maintain a rumen pH between 5.8 and 6.2. All levels with no or minimal methanogenesis.
March 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A grass-fed ruminant's rumen pH will sit between 5.6 and 6.5. Quick comment. A sheep prefers thin short grass. These grass species maintain a rumen pH between 5.6 and 5.8. Broad leave grasses, preferred by cows, maintain a rumen pH between 5.8 and 6.2. All levels with no or minimal methanogenesis.
"High flows of microbial nitrogen, milk, milk fat yield, and dry matter intake suggested that the performance of cows fed high quality pasture was not limited when mean ruminal pH decreased to 5.8".
Hence, a productive ruminant that doesn't belch methane
Hence, a productive ruminant that doesn't belch methane
March 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"High flows of microbial nitrogen, milk, milk fat yield, and dry matter intake suggested that the performance of cows fed high quality pasture was not limited when mean ruminal pH decreased to 5.8".
Hence, a productive ruminant that doesn't belch methane
Hence, a productive ruminant that doesn't belch methane
Keep in mind that none of these dairy cows have a rumen pH above 6.5.
But are these healthy animals? This is what the study says:
But are these healthy animals? This is what the study says:
March 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Keep in mind that none of these dairy cows have a rumen pH above 6.5.
But are these healthy animals? This is what the study says:
But are these healthy animals? This is what the study says:
Have a look at this international study of dairy cows where the mean rumen pH is 6.1. Way below the limit of belching. On top of that there are fully functional dairy cows in there with a pH below 6.0. These are cows that CANNOT belch methane because it isn't generated.
March 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Have a look at this international study of dairy cows where the mean rumen pH is 6.1. Way below the limit of belching. On top of that there are fully functional dairy cows in there with a pH below 6.0. These are cows that CANNOT belch methane because it isn't generated.
Read carefully. The researchers had to bring the pH to nearly 7.0 to detect and measure methane.
Multiple studies confirm these findings. They are indisputable.
Multiple studies confirm these findings. They are indisputable.
March 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Read carefully. The researchers had to bring the pH to nearly 7.0 to detect and measure methane.
Multiple studies confirm these findings. They are indisputable.
Multiple studies confirm these findings. They are indisputable.
In figure 2 you can see that at pH 6.5 there is a "break". This is the level where the internal rumen mechanisms start to fail and the ruminant has no other option than to belch the methane.
March 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
In figure 2 you can see that at pH 6.5 there is a "break". This is the level where the internal rumen mechanisms start to fail and the ruminant has no other option than to belch the methane.
Methanogenesis is a microbial process primarily controlled by pH. The following study explains this principle in detail. Pay attention to figure2 which shows methanogenesis based on the pH. Important to remember is that it cannot occur when pH drops below 6.0
scholar.google.co.za/scholar_url?...
scholar.google.co.za/scholar_url?...
scholar.google.co.za
March 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Methanogenesis is a microbial process primarily controlled by pH. The following study explains this principle in detail. Pay attention to figure2 which shows methanogenesis based on the pH. Important to remember is that it cannot occur when pH drops below 6.0
scholar.google.co.za/scholar_url?...
scholar.google.co.za/scholar_url?...
Jan, I'm not here to give your experts lessons in rumen biology. I'm here to show you that the majority of ruminants on this planet do not belch methane. As the science is complex, I will do this twofold.
1. Peer reviewed science
2. A method for non scientific people to see for themselves.
1. Peer reviewed science
2. A method for non scientific people to see for themselves.
March 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Jan, I'm not here to give your experts lessons in rumen biology. I'm here to show you that the majority of ruminants on this planet do not belch methane. As the science is complex, I will do this twofold.
1. Peer reviewed science
2. A method for non scientific people to see for themselves.
1. Peer reviewed science
2. A method for non scientific people to see for themselves.
Well, well. You have figured it out yourself. Yet another time you need to retract your bold statements. You failed science class and got outsmarted on all levels by a "small-scale farmer". Drop the ego, this is about the truth. Keep listening.
March 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Well, well. You have figured it out yourself. Yet another time you need to retract your bold statements. You failed science class and got outsmarted on all levels by a "small-scale farmer". Drop the ego, this is about the truth. Keep listening.
If I show you 3 different methanothrops in the rumen from the database, will you shut up?
March 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
If I show you 3 different methanothrops in the rumen from the database, will you shut up?
That is a lie, plain and simple.
I'm done with you.
I'm done with you.
March 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
That is a lie, plain and simple.
I'm done with you.
I'm done with you.