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Cow the only animal that inhales and exhales oxygen: Rajasthan minister

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While speaking at a function organised by Hingonia Gaushala in Jaipur on Saturday, Rajasthan education minister Vasudev Devnani said that the cow was the only animal that inhaled and exhaled oxygen, The Indian Express reported. "There is a need to spread the scientific significance of cows," the publication cited him as saying. 

However, scientific reports released have proven that livestock account for 18 percent of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming (carbon dioxide included), apart from hundreds of other poisonous emissions.

This is not the first time the RSS or BJP organisations have raised claims devoid of scientific backing. Separate media outlets had earlier reported RSS offshoots claiming that cow urine had the capability of curing cancer and that cow dung could neutralise hydrogen and atomic bombs. 

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