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Maybe 1 calorie of cow per 12 of corn, but dairy cows are much more efficient than that: Cow eats 40.57 MCAl/day [1] Produces 45.5 KGS of milk [1] Milk 610 k
by technotony 8y ago
Maybe 1 calorie of cow per 12 of corn, but dairy cows are much more efficient than that:
Cow eats 40.57 MCAl/day [1]
Produces 45.5 KGS of milk [1]
Milk 610 kcal/liter
Energy of cows milk per day 27.755 MCAL
Cow milk efficiency 68%
This feels high as a gut reaction, maybe calculation is missing energy to grow the cow. Still it shows how efficient they are!
Would love a source for your cow meat efficiency numbers, I'm currently exploring efficiency of fermentation methods to produce meat alternatives and that would be a helpful data point.
Source:
[1] http://www.milkproduction.com/Library/Scientific-articles/Nutrition/Energy/ http://www.milkproduction.com/Library/Scientific-articles/Nu...
- Falling3 8y agoDon't underestimate the contribution of the "energy to grow the cow". Dairy cows don't start producing until they're 2 years old and are typically only kept around until age 5 or 6. That's a full third (or more) of their lives with no output whatsoever.
- sonnyblarney 8y agoMy god that's brilliant. Cows more efficient than the combustion engine?