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Cows convert material that is inedible to humans (grasses) to materials that are edible to humans (cows). Modern farming has made things much easier - crops ar
by burnished 4y ago
Cows convert material that is inedible to humans (grasses) to materials that are edible to humans (cows).
Modern farming has made things much easier - crops are highly modified and farming techniques have advanced to produce huge yields.
Consider also that redundant food supplies protect against famine - if your potato crop all dies then ol’ Bessy means you still have options.
- fmajid 4y agoCows also represent an astounding fraction of Earth’s biomass, livestock is 5% of all animal biomass, twice as much as humans and 10x more than all wild mammals combined: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humans-make-110000th-earths-biomass-180969141/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humans-make-110000...