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minus-squareblazera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoHow is the farm emissions from milk so much lower than from beef?
minus-squareechutaalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months agoIt’s per kg of product so I’m thinking the product is much larger relative to the herd
minus-squareLongpork3@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoProbably a part of it. Working with the typical ages at which they are each killed, a cow killed for beef produces around 100kg meat per year, whereas a cow killed for milk produces both 300kg of milk solids per year and 25kg of meat per year.
How is the farm emissions from milk so much lower than from beef?
It’s per kg of product so I’m thinking the product is much larger relative to the herd
Probably a part of it. Working with the typical ages at which they are each killed, a cow killed for beef produces around 100kg meat per year, whereas a cow killed for milk produces both 300kg of milk solids per year and 25kg of meat per year.