Comments on: Kangaroo: It’s What’s for Dinner in Australia http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/10/02/kangaroo-its-whats-for-dinner-in-australia/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:04:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: olivia http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/10/02/kangaroo-its-whats-for-dinner-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-23226 olivia Mon, 04 May 2009 16:49:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/10/02/kangaroo-its-whats-for-dinner-in-australia/#comment-23226 dat sounds super good right now dat sounds super good right now

]]> By: rebecca http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/10/02/kangaroo-its-whats-for-dinner-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-23128 rebecca Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:58:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/10/02/kangaroo-its-whats-for-dinner-in-australia/#comment-23128 it's good it’s good

]]> By: TFYOV http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/10/02/kangaroo-its-whats-for-dinner-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-20676 TFYOV Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:27:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/10/02/kangaroo-its-whats-for-dinner-in-australia/#comment-20676 The colossal inanity of the concept leaves me confounded for appropriate words. Have those responsible really not heard about veggie burgers and seitan? Do they really want to do the right thing for our environment or, in their incredulous scientific service, are they attempting to fit an insignificant finding to an application? "What would you like your kangaroo meat called?", now that says a lot. Is there some problem calling it what it is? Perhaps the problem is that when one says "kangaroo" they get this image of a cute animal and then realize it was killed, slaughtered, butchered, burnt and slapped onto a plate for their enjoyment. I suppose there are some that have no problem with the imagery, then there are some who had no problem consuming "long pork" also. The enviro-poseurs should do some actual reading of how best to combat bovine methane emission, put down the "hamburger" and go veg. The colossal inanity of the concept leaves me confounded for appropriate words. Have those responsible really not heard about veggie burgers and seitan? Do they really want to do the right thing for our environment or, in their incredulous scientific service, are they attempting to fit an insignificant finding to an application?
“What would you like your kangaroo meat called?”, now that says a lot. Is there some problem calling it what it is? Perhaps the problem is that when one says “kangaroo” they get this image of a cute animal and then realize it was killed, slaughtered, butchered, burnt and slapped onto a plate for their enjoyment. I suppose there are some that have no problem with the imagery, then there are some who had no problem consuming “long pork” also.
The enviro-poseurs should do some actual reading of how best to combat bovine methane emission, put down the “hamburger” and go veg.

]]> By: Left_Wing_Fox http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/10/02/kangaroo-its-whats-for-dinner-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-15630 Left_Wing_Fox Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:02:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/10/02/kangaroo-its-whats-for-dinner-in-australia/#comment-15630 Actually, there is apparently research being done into the differences in bacteria found in kangaroos and cattle. Apparently kangaroo bacteria use a reductive metabolic pathway that produces acetic acid instead of methane as the primary byproduct. It's hoped that by engineering the gut flora of cattle, they can not only reduce methane emissions, but increase the amount of food energy cows process; since they can digest acetic acid. Short term though, it's a good idea to consume local wildlife sustainably instead of driving them out to make room for imported ones. Actually, there is apparently research being done into the differences in bacteria found in kangaroos and cattle. Apparently kangaroo bacteria use a reductive metabolic pathway that produces acetic acid instead of methane as the primary byproduct. It’s hoped that by engineering the gut flora of cattle, they can not only reduce methane emissions, but increase the amount of food energy cows process; since they can digest acetic acid.

Short term though, it’s a good idea to consume local wildlife sustainably instead of driving them out to make room for imported ones.

]]> By: Tyler Pittmon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/10/02/kangaroo-its-whats-for-dinner-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-15405 Tyler Pittmon Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:20:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/10/02/kangaroo-its-whats-for-dinner-in-australia/#comment-15405 wallabeef wallabeef

]]> By: Jonathan Nguyen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/10/02/kangaroo-its-whats-for-dinner-in-australia/comment-page-1/#comment-15378 Jonathan Nguyen Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:14:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2008/10/02/kangaroo-its-whats-for-dinner-in-australia/#comment-15378 Hey Nina Kangaroo meat is great! Requires some precision in cooking though because it's so lean. Hey Nina

Kangaroo meat is great! Requires some precision in cooking though because it’s so lean.

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