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>Bovine agriculture on a commercial scale is unsustainable Seriously? Based on what? Cows can process plant matter we can't. Plant matter that takes FAR les
by EricE 2y ago
>Bovine agriculture on a commercial scale is unsustainable
Seriously? Based on what? Cows can process plant matter we can't. Plant matter that takes FAR less resources to grow than plant matter we can digest.
- nanomonkey 2y agoGrass fed beef maybe, but the majority of cows are being fed grain, broken potato chips, and soy...all of which are suitable for human consumption. Even taking into account what cows can consume, the organic matter would be better used growing mushroom or other fungi that can produce the same enzymes that break down the cell walls that the microbes in the guts of the cows are using.
- fakedang 2y agoThat seems to be a problem with crop surpluses and grazing land shortages. And government subsidies, can't forget those can we? I for one was extremely surprised to learn that hay, dried plant matter, is universally expensive from California to Calcutta.
- ilaksh 2y agohttps://sentientmedia.org/cattle-farming/ https://sentientmedia.org/cattle-farming/