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If there’s gold in them thar hills, what then can you find in the rumen of a cow?<\/span> Quite a lot according to Dr. Brent Selinger <\/span>from the University of Lethbridge.  As a microbiologist, he refers to himself as a bio-prospector<\/span>.

DR. BRENT SELINGER<\/span>:  The whole idea is to go in and essentially bio-prospect in the rumen.  It represents a huge untapped genetic resource.  It’s a very rich ecosystem with hundreds of microbial species that have evolved to breakdown the materials brought into the rumen by the animal.<\/span>

Dr. Brent Selinger suspects microorganisms in a cow’s rumen may hold the solution to excess phosphorus in livestock manure.  This eventually makes its way into lakes and streams, causing problems with over-fertilization.<\/p>\n

A big culprit is actually manure from swine and poultry.  Unlike cows, pigs and chickens lack the enzymes that breakdown the phosphorus found in their feed.<\/p>\n

However, treating the diets of pigs and chickens with these missing enzymes could reduce the phosphorus waste. And ultimately reduce the environmental cost to our land and watersheds.<\/p>\n

Thanks today to <\/span>The University of Lethbridge<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

FOR INNOVATION ANTHOLOGY, I’M CHERYL CROUCHER.<\/span><\/p>\n

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University of Lethbridge<\/a><\/h3>\n

In 2007 The University of Lethbridge celebrated its 40th anniversary. The U of L campus is home to the world renowned Canadian Centre for Behavioral Neuroscience. The University is also a centre of expertise on water and remote sensing.  <\/p>\n

For more interviews with University of Lethbridge researchers, check out the website for Innovation Alberta<\/span><\/a>. (2001-2008)
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Program Date:<\/strong>\u00a02007-06-26<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If there's gold in them thar hills, what then can you find in the rumen of a cow? Quite a lot according to Dr. Brent Selinger from the University of Lethbridge. As a microbiologist, he refers to himself as a bio-prospector.
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