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Maybe it would be better to say "cows would eat grass" but unfortunately >90% of beef comes from cows who don't, and are raised on feed[1]. 1: https://www.forb
by blacksmith_tb 8y ago
Maybe it would be better to say "cows would eat grass" but unfortunately >90% of beef comes from cows who don't, and are raised on feed[1].
1: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebanker/2016/01/29/the-grass-fed-beef-supply-chain/#7942a30048e5 https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevebanker/2016/01/29/the-gras...
- dilap 8y agoI think it'd probably be good to stop feeding grain to cows, but even "grain-fed" cows eat grass (or hay) most of their lives -- it's at the end when they're sent to the feed lots to fatten them up that they eat grain.
- hexane360 8y ago"you don't need to grow vast quantities of grain to raise cows, just to increase their biomass enough to feed large quantities of people"