"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 17:12:06 GMT, "DRB" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> > "sf" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I'd like to know why they were feeding dairy cows grain
> > > laden with animal protein.
> > >
> >
> > In general, lactating dairy cows, as any lactating animal, need a lot
of
> > protein and high energy foodstuffs. Animal proteins are a good source
for
> > the protein, but cow byproducts are not not not supposed to go into
feed
> > for other cows in this country. Other animal proteins--fish meal, for
> > example, are safe.
> >
>
> I'm not concerned with what's considered "safe" in this
> discussion (believe it or not). I'm not a farmer or a
> scientist, but logic tells me that at the very least -
> grazing animals aren't built to consume animal proteins. My
> real question is "Why can't cattle be fed extra protein from
> better suited, vegetative sources, like soya"?

You know, I really don't know. I'll ask my dad when he gets in tonight.