Title: "Grain-Fed Vs. Grass-Fed Beef- And Somewhere in Between?"
Source: Bon Appetit Management Company
Date: September 12, 2011
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Link: https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/jas/abstracts/90/10/3527
Title: The environmental and economic impact of removing growth-enhancing technologies from U.S. beef production
Source: ACSESS
Date: January 20, 2015
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Grass taxes our resources more greatly because its calorie content is lower than grain.
ReplyDeleteWhat is it about grain that causes higher levels of ecoli in the stool?
Fact: There could be a happy medium between grass and grain fed cattle.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Would there be a way to get rid of the e.coli in grain-fed beef?
I learned that a balanced diet of grass and grain fed beef is best for your health and the environment
ReplyDeleteQ: Is that last diagram simply biased or do the conditions where the cattle are kept really change that dramatically?
I learned that grain fed beef is noticeably better for the environment.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Is it possible to get grass fed nutrients to cows while still using growth hormones and such?
Grass and grain combination can be very useful based on the seasonal nature of grass.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: How exactly does grass-fed effects economy?
Using grass fed beef can be inconsistent due to flucuating nutrional values of grass.
ReplyDeleteI'm still having trouble understanding the tax to keep the beef industry viable. How would a tax support the beef industry? Obviously understanding the economic ramifications of these changes is important for the viability of these changes.
Statement: Growth enhancing technology has decreased the carbon emission of cattle. Without this technology, carbon emission amounts would be significantly greater.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Could we use a different type of grain that is healthier for the cow, and keeps carbon emission low? Is this a problem of cost?