Animal health pros are an important part of the front line to manage perceptions and truth about animals, animal stewardship and the impact of animals on our environment.
Sara Place, PhD, discusses greenhouse gas emissions, how cattle are a solution to providing a sustainable food source for humans, and why the Food and Agriculture Organization’s report on GHG production attributable to the beef and dairy industry is flawed.
In the U.S. . . . 75 percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from combusting fossil fuels . . . animal agriculture on the whole contributes 4 percent . . . beef 2 percent . . . dairy 1 percent.” Sara Place, PhD.
Source: AABP Podcasts, July 7, 2020. Link. Cattle are the ultimate answer to sustainability by harnessing energy from the sun, utilizing human indigestible plants, and turning it into high quality digestible human protein.
INSIGHTS: About 25 minutes into the podcast, Place presents what if we had one final BBQ before everyone goes vegan. Also note the discussion of upcycling of materials inedible to humans. Hear more from Dr. Place on this topic on July 28th in an AABP webinar. Link.
Also see: Why methane from cattle warms the climate differently than CO2 from fossil fuels, The Clear Center at UC Davis. Includes video. July 7, 2020. Link.
Also see: NCBA hits back at new Burger King campaign, The Bullvine, July 16, 2020. Link.