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Letter: In general, stay upwind of meat-eaters

Published 16 November 2016

From Chris James

Winchester, Hampshire, UK

It is no surprise that eating protein leads to smelly farts (22 October, p 16). Carnivorous mammals – such as cats, dogs and most humans – have smelly faeces, whereas the herbivores – sheep, cows, horses – are in general much less odoriferous.

Issue no. 3100 published 19 November 2016

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