You know, this is an issue, that I have a problem dealing with.
Some people say that cattle ( meat & dairy ) were not meant to be fed grain
because it does bad things to the consumable item, but, they were meant to eat
grasses and similar plants.
Could someone please tell me the difference between grain and the ripe seed
heads of grasses, that cattle will eat, and have eaten for thousands of years?!?
Granted, the ripe seed is available in the summer and fall, but, historically
that is just before the meat was harvested. Yet I have people telling me that
it's unhealthy and unnatural to feed the cattle the seed of plants, before
slaughter.
The way I see it, the cattle eating the seeds of plants, is something that is
natural, no one can say other wise, I have watched free range cattle, ignore
everything around them except the seed pods of various plants, and they were
eating every last one they could reach, even ignoring thorns and the stiff
sharp yucca leaves, to get to them.
I will admit, they will eat other things if the seed pods is not available,
but, there is a distinct tendency to go for the seed if they have a chance.
Greg H.
----- Original Message -----
From: robert luis rabello
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 20:35
Subject: Re: [biofuel] The Oil we eat (Harper's)
I've spoken to several local farmers who insist that cows produce
low volumes of poor quality milk if they aren't fed grain, and I've
wondered what milk was like in the days before grain feeding became
common. Also, if grain grasses are not climax vegetation, how can our
animals be adapted to consume them? If we HAVE to feed grain to our
cattle, swine and poultry in order for their products to be fit for
human consumption, and if the grains we're feeding them destroy our
soil, what other options do we have?
Or, perhaps, are the conclusions about soil depletion and cereal
grains argued by Richard Manning are inaccurate?
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