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I also don't have any data, but my gut feeling is the opposite. There's a lot of waste[1] in growing a whole animal (skin, bones, organs, unused muscles, etc),
by coldpie 4y ago
I also don't have any data, but my gut feeling is the opposite. There's a lot of waste[1] in growing a whole animal (skin, bones, organs, unused muscles, etc), not to mention the time and space required. It seems to me that growing only the "good parts" would be far more efficient, but you feel the opposite. It's impossible to know who's right. I wonder what the efficiency will be like in the future, I think that's the make-or-break factor here.
[1] Waste purely from the perspective of growing human food. I understand many parts of the animal are actually used for other purposes.
- rootusrootus 4y ago> [1] Waste purely from the perspective of growing human food. I understand many parts of the animal are actually used for other purposes. That's pretty important. If we replace the high margin steak part of the animal with lab grown equivalents, what is the plan for all the things we've learned to make with the rest of the cow?
- coldpie 4y agoWe'll figure it out. Even in the most optimistic case, it's not like it's going to be a lightswitch where all food animals suddenly disappear overnight.