I founded Happy Cow Milk to make a difference in dairying. I failed

Re:I founded Happy Cow Milk to make a difference in dairying... by teslabox on Sunday April 22, 2018 @01:06PM (#16897117)

I have an old book somewhere that said the dairy cow is the most efficient way to convert the grass on a rocky hillside into human-usable protein.

Meat is rather inefficient. Temple Grandin is an autistic woman who designed more humane slaughterhouse systems. A quote in the HBO movie about her sticks with me: "Nature is cruel, but we don't have to be."

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1278469/?ref=m_nv_sr_1

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Re:I founded Happy Cow Milk to make a difference in dairying... by firethief on Sunday April 22, 2018 @01:29PM (#16897268)

Great. Where can I find milk from cows that live off the grass from rocky hillsides?

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Re:I founded Happy Cow Milk to make a difference in dairying... by davewasthere on Sunday April 22, 2018 @07:54PM (#16899408)

Switzerland/France. I've seen farmers take their mobile milk-carts up mountains to milk them in-situ. Not sure whether they do the same thing with calves or not though.

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Re:I founded Happy Cow Milk to make a difference in dairying... by microtherion on Monday April 23, 2018 @05:46PM (#16907746)

So called "Mutterkuh-Haltung", where the calves are kept with the mother, is increasingly popular. This occasionally causes problems, as hiking paths often intersect grazing ranges, and cows will defend their calves aggressively from perceived threats.

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