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minus-squarewantonviolins [they/them]hexbear1·3 years agoCattle farming produces more greenhouse gas emissions than shipping and aviation combined. link
minus-squareLundi [none/use name]hexbear1·3 years agoThat's fair. Do you know what the emissions look like for dairy vs beef cattle? Or is it the same? I ask because peasant farmers in many places (I'm thinking India mostly) use cattle for dairy and compost. link
minus-squarewantonviolins [they/them]hexbear2·3 years agoidk honestly I was hoping I’d somehow find an answer to this question over the past few days but nope anyway I imagine they’re pretty similar in factory farms with grain-fed cattle, and would probably diverge heavily for grazing cattle link
Cattle farming produces more greenhouse gas emissions than shipping and aviation combined.
That's fair. Do you know what the emissions look like for dairy vs beef cattle? Or is it the same? I ask because peasant farmers in many places (I'm thinking India mostly) use cattle for dairy and compost.
idk honestly I was hoping I’d somehow find an answer to this question over the past few days but nope
anyway I imagine they’re pretty similar in factory farms with grain-fed cattle, and would probably diverge heavily for grazing cattle