Comments on: Omega-3’s in a Cow’s Diet Provide a Health Boost—to the Atmosphere http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:30:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Stacy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-58571 Stacy Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:33:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/#comment-58571 I'll check this out again. I’ll check this out again.

]]> By: Melissa http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-33944 Melissa Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:32:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/#comment-33944 Not only is feeding cattle what they normally eat beneficial to the environment, it is also much healthier for us. Do we really need a study to tell us this? So it should be a win-win to let cattle graze on grass. But it just isn't as profitable, so we don't do it. People need to realize that really cheap beef is available to us because cows are being fed corn, grains, and leftover junk food. Yes junk food. I've seen videos of farmers feeding their cattle reject potato chips and candies. Why? Because it was cheap and readily available. Yes, grass-fed beef is more expensive, but it is better for us and the environment. There are ways to save substantially on it though, by buying larger amounts from local farmers and storing it in the freezer. Check out my site, and this particular page, for more information on grass-fed beef benefits: http://www.how-to-boost-your-immune-system.com/grass-fed-beef.html Not only is feeding cattle what they normally eat beneficial to the environment, it is also much healthier for us. Do we really need a study to tell us this?

So it should be a win-win to let cattle graze on grass. But it just isn’t as profitable, so we don’t do it.

People need to realize that really cheap beef is available to us because cows are being fed corn, grains, and leftover junk food. Yes junk food. I’ve seen videos of farmers feeding their cattle reject potato chips and candies. Why? Because it was cheap and readily available.

Yes, grass-fed beef is more expensive, but it is better for us and the environment. There are ways to save substantially on it though, by buying larger amounts from local farmers and storing it in the freezer.

Check out my site, and this particular page, for more information on grass-fed beef benefits:

http://www.how-to-boost-your-immune-system.com/grass-fed-beef.html

]]> By: Diet http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-33611 Diet Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:48:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/#comment-33611 It is really surprise to know the role of cows in combating the global warming. It is really surprise to know the role of cows in combating the global warming.

]]> By: elgatoso http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-32398 elgatoso Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:17:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/#comment-32398 Use the corn to make plastic,use the cow and pig manure to make biofuel and subsidise alfalfa and flaxseed. Use the corn to make plastic,use the cow and pig manure to make biofuel and subsidise alfalfa and flaxseed.

]]> By: YouRang http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-32394 YouRang Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:46:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/#comment-32394 Surely methane producing bacteria isn't normal flora. Surely there are natural herbs that can do an even better job. Surely methane producing bacteria isn’t normal flora. Surely there are natural herbs that can do an even better job.

]]> By: Nick http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-32320 Nick Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:14:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/#comment-32320 Oh, wow! Imagine that, feeding a cow something it's spent millions of years evolving to eat is BETTER for it than the cheap corn our government subsidizes with our tax dollars? P.S. Re: Skinman corn growers are mostly payed in subsides from our government. Why would they care, they get paid whether or not cows eat the corn. And hey, it doesn't matter if this research influences large-scale factory farms ... there are so many other problems with factory farming of animals the methane-based pollution is one the least of them. The lakes of cow and pig shit that contaminate our groundwater... Oh, wow! Imagine that, feeding a cow something it’s spent millions of years evolving to eat is BETTER for it than the cheap corn our government subsidizes with our tax dollars?

P.S. Re: Skinman corn growers are mostly payed in subsides from our government. Why would they care, they get paid whether or not cows eat the corn.

And hey, it doesn’t matter if this research influences large-scale factory farms … there are so many other problems with factory farming of animals the methane-based pollution is one the least of them. The lakes of cow and pig shit that contaminate our groundwater…

]]> By: FILTHpig http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-32311 FILTHpig Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:59:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/#comment-32311 "Air quality expert Frank Mitloehner, who places cows in air-tight tent enclosures and measures what he calls their “eruptions,” says the average cow expels — through burps mostly, but some flatulence — 200 to 400 pounds of methane a year." If I get laid off (hopefully not), I know which job I WON'T be seeking. “Air quality expert Frank Mitloehner, who places cows in air-tight tent enclosures and measures what he calls their “eruptions,” says the average cow expels — through burps mostly, but some flatulence — 200 to 400 pounds of methane a year.”

If I get laid off (hopefully not), I know which job I WON’T be seeking.

]]> By: skinman http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-32309 skinman Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:26:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/08/omega-3s-in-a-cows-diet-provide-a-health-boost%e2%80%94to-the-atmosphere/#comment-32309 Corn growers won't be happy with this news. Corn growers won’t be happy with this news.

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