<b>By Ivor Traktor
Farming Correspondent (intern)</b>

Suffolk scientists have invented an amazing device to capture sheep flatulence, which accounts for half of the country's greenhouse gases.

The brilliant invention will help reduce global warming - but also provide a source of renewable energy, futher adding to the environmental benefit.

The device works by attaching a tube to the sheep's backside into a specially-constructed bag. "It's a sort of colostomy bag for sheep," one project insider said.

It allows for the collection of methane from the sheep, generated at an alarming rate as each of its four stomachs digests huge amounts of grass everyday.





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