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Re:Warrior skeletons reveal Bronze Age Europeans couldn’t dr... by sangnoir on Sunday September 06, 2020 @10:32PM (#24396189)
You could also harvest and consume the blood[1], without having to kill any cattle.

1. https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/cow-blood-kenya-maasai

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Re:Warrior skeletons reveal Bronze Age Europeans couldn’t dr... by kaesar14 on Sunday September 06, 2020 @10:43PM (#24396225)
This must be more dangerous disease transmission wise?
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Re:Warrior skeletons reveal Bronze Age Europeans couldn’t dr... by sangnoir on Monday September 07, 2020 @02:09AM (#24396982)
If you choose to consume the blood raw, then yes, it can be a vector for pathogens. However, most pastoralist societies know how to keep their herds healthy.
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Re:Warrior skeletons reveal Bronze Age Europeans couldn’t dr... by eru on Monday September 07, 2020 @05:04AM (#24397896)
That's for the vector from cow to human. But cutting into your cow also makes it more likely for your cow to catch something, doesn't it?
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Re:Warrior skeletons reveal Bronze Age Europeans couldn’t dr... by scns on Monday September 07, 2020 @05:20AM (#24398004)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maasai_people#Diet
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