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engin__r t1_iy95ian wrote

Reply to comment by nihil8r in ELI5 Are cows constantly producing milk? by ms_myco

Formula and/or food pellets.

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nihil8r t1_iy967zy wrote

Hmm, wouldn't have thought formula would be cheaper than the milk :(

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ThenaCykez t1_iy9aefi wrote

You can grow soybeans for a nutrient-rich milk and the soybeans turn the sunlight into food a lot more efficiently than the cows turn plants into food.

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soylamulatta t1_iy9tnwb wrote

That's correct. And that's why animal agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation. Forests are being cleared to grow soy as feed for animals.

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