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Re:The English vegetable picked by candlelight by mastax on Sunday July 30, 2023 @11:27AM (#36932199)
How does cow's milk contain so much calcium when they only eat plants?
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Re:The English vegetable picked by candlelight by teruakohatu on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:51PM (#36933161)
In New Zealand where cows are all grass fed, they eat 50 kg of grass each day. Milk is concentrated nutrients.
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Re:The English vegetable picked by candlelight by adrian_b on Sunday July 30, 2023 @01:57PM (#36934035)
Correct.

Moreover, the lactating dairy cows which are kept in industrial conditions usually receive mineral supplements with calcium and/or phosphorus, in variable quantities, depending on the composition of their food, to achieve a maximal milk production, unlike the cows which graze freely.

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