加州一科學家團隊獲得資金來研究奶牛放屁

A team of California scientists has been given $213,000 to farts.
日前，加利福尼亞州的一個科學家團隊得到了21.3萬美元的資金，用於研究...牛放屁。

The California Department of Food and Agriculture awarded the grant to the California Dairy Research Foundation to examine methane emissions -- a major environmental threat -- at the state's dairies.
加州食品和農業部門將這筆補助金給了加州奶業研究基金會，用於研究該州奶牛場的甲烷排放情況，甲烷排放會對環境造成嚴重威脅。

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The study will be carried out in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, Davis.
這項研究將由該團隊與來自加州大學戴維斯分校的研究人員合作進行。

Scientists will focus on the difference in passed bovine gas from large and small dairies.
科學家們將把重點放在大型奶牛場的牛和小型奶牛場的牛排出的氣體差異上。

They'll also explore cost-saving techniques, emerging technologies and the economic impact of methane regulations.
他們還將探索成本節約技術、新興技術以及甲烷法規帶來的經濟影響。

Descendants of Mrs. O'Leary's cow had no comment.
奧利裏夫人的奶牛的後代們（奧利裏夫人的奶牛曾引起火災）還沒有對此事作出評論。