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G7 nations are ignoring the "cow in the room"—beef and dairy emissions(www.motherjones.com)

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Neato@ttrpg.network
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Yeah, I saw that as well. It’s very neat and I hope that 50% reduction is seen in all cattle breeds with just a small supplement of seaweed. If it’s effective without strong side effects, I imagine we’ll synthesize whatever chemical is inhibiting the methane production and it’ll become a standard feed supplement.

“This could help farmers sustainably produce the beef and dairy products we need to feed the world,” Roque added.

Absolutely not the case for beef cattle. They are far too expensive to raise and feed to be a hunger concern. They take so much land and food compared to how many calories you get from the beef. Pretty much every other animal is easier to raise and feed. There’s a reason pretty much no culture or religion bans consumption of goats or sheep; they are critical. Beef is a luxury food.

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There’s a reason pretty much no culture or religion bans consumption of goats or sheep; they are critical.

Not the baseline poor people staple over here either, though, that’d be chickens, as well as one or two pigs, as scrap eaters: One to sell, one to turn into bacon by hanging it into the chimney. Sheep have a crucial role but as lawn mowers and soil compactors on dikes, also wool in the past but nowadays (non-merino) wool is basically worthless, as in often not even recouping the costs of shearing. The meat is certainly eaten but as said it’s neither a staple, or crucial ingredient of some classic dish. Eating game is more common. Heck horse overall might be more common. Goats really aren’t a thing at all.

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Right. For sheep/goats I was mostly talking about history.

Chickens are definitely the preferred animal in a lot of the world both in subsistence and when countries raise meat.

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rottingleaf@lemmy.zip
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What’s that heathen land where lamb is not considered the best meat?

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Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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I imagine we’ll synthesize whatever chemical is inhibiting the methane production and it’ll become a standard feed supplement.

Hopefully, it can be produced by some type of GMO grass and can be sown into hay fields.

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rottingleaf@lemmy.zip
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There’s a reason pretty much no culture or religion bans consumption of goats or sheep; they are critical. Beef is a luxury food.

And lamb is so much tastier than beef. Lamb barbecues, lamb chops, lamb broth, lamb kyafte.

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Blizzard@lemmy.zip
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But do they find it tasty?

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Cort@lemmy.world
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Bessie says it adds a certain umami flavor to her hay

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