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No, the most commonly consumed meats do not come from ruminants. Pigs and chickens are the most commonly eaten animals in the world by a substantial margin and
by wbsss4412 4y ago
No, the most commonly consumed meats do not come from ruminants. Pigs and chickens are the most commonly eaten animals in the world by a substantial margin and they aren’t feeding on grass.
- mythrwy 4y agoIt's possible to graze chickens. They will eat grass (along with insects and anything else they find). Search Joel Salatin for more info. He has a number of sustainable local systems for chickens, pigs etc.
- wbsss4412 4y agoIt may be possible, but that doesn’t mean we could maintain anywhere near our current levels of output if we were to switch chickens over to grazing. The only way to sustain this level of meat consumption is by utilizing the current industrial practices.
- mythrwy 4y agoThere _may_ be other ways but in general ya, I agree. Organic small plot won't feed the world at these levels and price points. No argument. I just thought it was interesting that possibly chickens could be run on more marginal land as cattle are now. This might become more attractive if fertilizer prices keep going up.
- Gordonjcp 4y agoYou can still use pig and chicken shit to grow crops, and indeed that's what they use a lot of round here.
- wbsss4412 4y agoYes, but that is an entirely separate line of discussion. Your assertion was that “pretty much all meat comes from grassland”, which is very much incorrect. If your point here is that manure from pigs and chickens makes up for the grain inputs needed to raise them, you would also be incorrect.