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<blockquote data-quote="brandonm_13" data-source="post: 513170" data-attributes="member: 7875"><p>It's funny that you don't think it is fact. Apparently I'm stupid.. But the fact is the longer a GI tract, the farther food has to go from the mouth to the anus. The length of passage from front to back is a large factor in the determining the net energy that an animal is able to get out of a food source and turning it into meat, milk, wool, or whatever... Resource has shown time and time again that smaller animals are more feed efficient than larger animals. Cows 10:1, goats 6:1, chickens 2:1, fish 1.2:1. Obviously I know these are all different species with different digestive systems, but it holds true none the less. There's a reason a dairy goat produces more pounds of milk per pound of feed than does a dairy cow. And this is not just "my ideas." I first learned this fact from animal science professors with an emphasis in cattle production.</p><p></p><p>Now I should have clarified the fact that I am not talking about differences between breeds of cattle, but cattle within the same breed. Obviously, on average, a 1,500 pound Limousin or Charolais is more efficient at putting on muscle than is a 1,300 pound Red Poll, but I'll bet a 1,200 pound Hereford is more efficient than a 1,650 pound hereford.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brandonm_13, post: 513170, member: 7875"] It's funny that you don't think it is fact. Apparently I'm stupid.. But the fact is the longer a GI tract, the farther food has to go from the mouth to the anus. The length of passage from front to back is a large factor in the determining the net energy that an animal is able to get out of a food source and turning it into meat, milk, wool, or whatever... Resource has shown time and time again that smaller animals are more feed efficient than larger animals. Cows 10:1, goats 6:1, chickens 2:1, fish 1.2:1. Obviously I know these are all different species with different digestive systems, but it holds true none the less. There's a reason a dairy goat produces more pounds of milk per pound of feed than does a dairy cow. And this is not just "my ideas." I first learned this fact from animal science professors with an emphasis in cattle production. Now I should have clarified the fact that I am not talking about differences between breeds of cattle, but cattle within the same breed. Obviously, on average, a 1,500 pound Limousin or Charolais is more efficient at putting on muscle than is a 1,300 pound Red Poll, but I'll bet a 1,200 pound Hereford is more efficient than a 1,650 pound hereford. [/QUOTE]
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