Health Sciences 2610F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Eating Animals, Agriculture And Agri-Food Canada
11 Oct 2018
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In a school study, majority of the class said they eat meat because it is yummy , while 10% didn"t eat meat, and the remainder said they eat meat due to nutritional benefits. 1 there is a scarcity of food in the world. 2 animals are fed excessive protein in order to grow meat protein, e. g. chickens eat 8lbs of protein feed in order to produce 1lb of meat protein. How much meat do we eat: according to agriculture canada (2014), in a year, the average canadian (18+) will consume, chicken 30. 6kg, beef 30. 0kg, pork 28. 1kg, turkey 4. 3kg, veal 1. 1kg. Ecological impacts of animal farming: claims about an overpopulation of cattle and methane expulsions" effect on the ozone global warming. Fecal run-off into water supplies: popular thing to do is to liquify the feces and use it as fertilizer, e. g. This is a very negative environment which leads to higher possibilities for infections to develop.
