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What do you do when you get too big
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<blockquote data-quote="djinwa" data-source="post: 1094624" data-attributes="member: 8265"><p>For some reason I thought sustainability meant more natural and requiring less energy. So first off, it isn't natural to feed cattle large quantities of grain, since it causes acidosis and liver abscesses, requiring antibiotics to prevent. Second, it takes equipment and energy to grow, harvest and feed the grain, and then collect, treat and spread the manure. And energy to build the facilities in which to house the animals. And energy to haul animals to feedlots. </p><p></p><p>I guess as long as energy is cheap (spend enough trillions of $ on wars to secure oil), and we can use antibiotics, then I guess this is all "sustainable".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djinwa, post: 1094624, member: 8265"] For some reason I thought sustainability meant more natural and requiring less energy. So first off, it isn't natural to feed cattle large quantities of grain, since it causes acidosis and liver abscesses, requiring antibiotics to prevent. Second, it takes equipment and energy to grow, harvest and feed the grain, and then collect, treat and spread the manure. And energy to build the facilities in which to house the animals. And energy to haul animals to feedlots. I guess as long as energy is cheap (spend enough trillions of $ on wars to secure oil), and we can use antibiotics, then I guess this is all "sustainable". [/QUOTE]
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