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> You may be surprised to learn that cattle herd size has remained relatively stable over time. Absolutely surprised. Do you have science to back up this claim
by asciimo 6y ago
> You may be surprised to learn that cattle herd size has remained relatively stable over time.
Absolutely surprised. Do you have science to back up this claim? ... That goes back more more than a couple decades?
- tomnipotent 6y agoPer capita red meat consumption has been declining in the U.S. for decades from ~130lbs/yr in 1960 to 112lbs in 2020. At the same time, chicken went from 34lbs/yr to 113lbs so overall meat consumption has actually increased. https://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/about-the-industry/statistics/per-capita-consumption-of-poultry-and-livestock-1965-to-estimated-2012-in-pounds/ https://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/about-the-industry/st...
- Doji 6y agoagurk found some nice charts: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26542283 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26542283 I suppose some people may consider stable to be overstating this situation. Nevertheless, when put into context of natural wild herd sizes as done by krrrh https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26543346 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26543346 , I believe my overall point stands.