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I'd be interested in seeing a source for that less than 3% number. However most cattle are certainly finished on grain without a doubt. Grain that could possib
by mythrwy 7y ago
I'd be interested in seeing a source for that less than 3% number.
However most cattle are certainly finished on grain without a doubt. Grain that could possibly put to better uses (or not grown and save the fuel and water).
- dreamcompiler 7y agoTFA said it: "America gets 97 percent of its beef from feedlots." Here's another one: https://www.reference.com/pets-animals/cows-eat-a677816334f16804 https://www.reference.com/pets-animals/cows-eat-a677816334f1...
- mythrwy 7y agoSo they go through the feedlots but most cattle are not in the feedlot at once (feedlots are a smaller part of the time a cow is alive, some months only). The largest number of cattle, currently, if you counted them all up, are still on pasture. Not that this detracts from your point, mostly a minor semantic quibble.
- urban_strike 7y agoI think it's a pretty huge point that's overlooked, not just a quibble. If a group of kids were fed healthy, home-made meals all week and then get a piece of chocolate cake on Sunday night, it's clearly misleading to say "100% of these children were raised on chocolate cake!".