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>” You will find that most beef eat a mixture of grass and maize, often 100% of the former but almost never 100% of the latter.” That fact appears to be wrong
by mint2 5y ago
>” You will find that most beef eat a mixture of grass and maize, often 100% of the former but almost never 100% of the latter.”
That fact appears to be wrong or misleading. Often 100% grass is not true in the Us
In the US something like 85% of beef spends a significant portion of their lives on feedlots where 70-90% of the feed is grain and protein concentrates.
- i_am_proteus 5y agoThe United States of America is not the only country, although it is a very prominent one. Grass-feeding is more popular in South America. Each of us is, of course, entitled to split the vocabulary hairs of his own choosing.
- mint2 5y agoGiven the amount of soya Brazil grows and how like 90% goes to animal feed and the amount of rainforest cleared for cattle, I don’t think South American cattle is something admirable. Grass fed is no good if by it means burning down the forest to range cattle and grow soybeans for animals.