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SaraNZ said:post 115554 Here in NZ we have poisoning of the rivers and ground water with e-coli and nitrogenous waste from dairying, and also issues with too much water being taken from the rivers for irrigation - dairy cows eat a lot
Just saying.... If it wasn't the cows, farmers would grow something else to make a profit. It's not as you don't have soil erosion or no water pollution where you don't raise animals.
SaraNZ said:post 115554 The calves are 'waste product' and are treated as such. Most go to petfood within a few days of birth, causing a distressing scene when they are taken from their mothers. I see them in their cages on the side of the road, awaiting pickup for slaughter and it's quite heartbreaking.
It depends on the goal of certain farmer, but a lot of cows are inseminated by meat producing type of cattle, so offspring (regardless of sex) will have reasonable good genetics and hybrid vigor to gain some weight an be... profitable slaughter later.
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