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<p>Livestock is one of New Zealand's biggest climate change issues and the methane they produce makes up almost a third of the country's greenhouse gas emissions.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Researcher Rob Kinley is a Canadian researcher with CSIRO - the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's at James Cook University in Queensland.</p>
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<p>Deputy director Andy Reisinger of the Greenhouse Gas Research Centre said there were some concerns with the algae because it produced bromoform, which was thought to be a carcinogen.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>New Zealand research scientists were working towards using the same methane-reduction chemicals which would not produce any animal health problems at all, he said.</p>
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