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US animal feedlots produce a massive amount of manure each minute, requiring thousands of hectares of cropland to absorb the waste from just one large feedlot. It takes much more fossil fuel energy to produce protein from feedlot beef compared to tofu, as 40 calories of fossil fuels are needed for each calorie of beef protein but only 2 calories for each calorie of tofu protein. Reducing consumption of animal products can help decrease environmental threats like greenhouse gas emissions, since animal agriculture is a major contributor to such emissions globally.
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Veganism is a philosophy and lifestyle that excludes the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose. Vegans do not eat or use any animal products such as meat, dairy, eggs, leather, fur, or ingredients containing animal products. Going vegan has benefits for the environment such as reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from animal agriculture as well as conserving land and resources. A vegan diet is also healthier for humans by reducing the risks of various diseases and cancers. Adopting a vegan lifestyle can help address world hunger by freeing up grain and land used to feed livestock.
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This document discusses the use of poultry litter as a feed ingredient for livestock. It provides a history of regulations around using poultry litter in animal feed in the US, beginning with an FDA ban in 1967 over safety concerns, which was later reversed. In the mid-2000s, the FDA again considered banning litter use due to mad cow disease risks but ultimately decided a ban was unnecessary. The document also provides several citations and studies on using litter in poultry and cattle feed and the effects on animal growth and performance.
Marcel Dicke at TEDx Amsterdam Why Not Eat Insects
Prof. dr. Marcel Dicke is an ecologist with a special interest in the relation between plants and insects. He is a recipient of the NWO-Spinoza award, also known as the Dutch Nobel prize. The central theme in his research is the way that plants define the lives of insects. In his TEDxAmsterdam talk, he explains why we should all eat insects! His surprising talk was followed by the serving of some delicious snacks.
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More presentations at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEFNbfee_Rq3AfAFTRpuCrQ
Go Vegetarian
This document provides 3 reasons to go vegetarian: the environment, world hunger, and health. A vegetarian diet requires much less water and land than a meat-inclusive one. If Americans reduced their meat consumption by 10%, over 12 million tons of grain could feed hungry people. Vegetarians have lower risks of heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers. Going vegetarian, even just one day a week, can help the environment and fight world hunger.
Dr. Roger Cady - Sustainability Research Review: Enough
Sustainability Research Review: Enough - Dr. Roger Cady, Sr. Technical Consultant, Global Sustainability Lead, Elanco, from the 2016 Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB), October 5 - 6, 2016, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
More presentations at http://trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2016-global-roundtable-sustainable-beef
Climat echange and food security
This document discusses the challenges of ensuring global food security in the face of population growth and climate change. It outlines four dimensions of food security and notes that over 900 million people were undernourished as of 2010 due to food price increases and low purchasing power. The main drivers threatening food security are identified as population growth, urbanization, rising affluence, and global climate change. The impacts of climate change like extreme heat, droughts, floods, and storms are expected to negatively impact food availability, access, and stability. Potential strategies discussed to address this issue include reducing food loss and waste, prioritizing human food over animal feed, developing improved and resilient crop varieties, organic agriculture, and utilizing alternative foods like seawe
Livestock industry and its unethical
The document summarizes research on the development of the livestock industry and its environmental impacts. It finds that the livestock industry is one of the largest contributors to environmental problems today, using vast amounts of land, water, and energy. Specifically:
- The livestock industry is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than all forms of transportation combined. It is a leading cause of deforestation, biodiversity loss, and water pollution.
- Growing feed for livestock consumes much of the world's grain, using land and water that could otherwise feed hungry people. Nearly two billion people could be fed with current grain fed to livestock.
- Raising animals also wastes precious fresh water resources, with the industry accounting for 70
Milk is Health?
This document discusses the health benefits and potential risks of drinking cow's milk. It begins by defining health and providing a brief history of cattle domestication and dairy practices. It then discusses the nutritional composition differences between human and cow's milk. Several potential health risks of cow's milk are presented, including allergies, diabetes, various cancers, and neurological conditions like autism. The document also discusses genetic differences in casein proteins between human, Indian cattle breeds, and exotic cattle breeds commonly used in dairy farming. It concludes by calling for further research on safe milk consumption levels and improving cattle breeding programs in India.
Meat, antibiotics and you
80% of US antibiotics are given to animals. What's the effect on human health, why should you be worried and what should you be doing?
Ruminant Reality: Diet, Human Health and the Environment
This document summarizes a presentation on ruminant agriculture and its role in human health, the environment, and sustainability. Some key points include:
- Ruminants play an essential ecological role by converting plant materials inedible to humans into high-quality animal proteins and fats through microbial fermentation.
- Ruminant agriculture provides most of the world's supply of essential nutrients like B12 and supports the livelihoods of millions of farmers globally.
- The majority of agricultural lands and forages are not suitable for growing human food crops but can support grazing ruminants. Ruminants recycle nutrients and improve soil health.
- Production of ruminant foods will need to increase
101 reasons to go vegetarian
This document lists 101 reasons to go vegetarian across several categories including people, land, air, water, efficiency, animals, and health. Some key points made are that animal agriculture uses vast amounts of land, water and crops that could otherwise feed millions of people, releases greenhouse gases and pollutants, and causes immense suffering to animals. A vegetarian diet is more sustainable, uses fewer resources, and is better for human health by reducing risks of diseases like heart disease and cancer. Going vegetarian could significantly help address issues like world hunger, environmental destruction, and animal welfare.
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Plant Power vs Power Plant by Sena Crutchley (PAVE)
The Piedmont Area Vegan Educators (PAVE) have developed an informative presentation titled “Plant Power vs Power Plant: What We Consume and the Environment,” which they’ve used as the basis for talks with local environmental organizations. The presentation clearly and concisely lays out the facts and issues of our food and lifestyle choices and their relationship to the environment. PAVE graciously agreed to share it with the VegFund community as a valuable resource for all vegan advocates.
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- 1. US animal feedlots produce 100,000 metric tons of manure per minute.It would take 8,000 hectares of corn silage (or a similar crop) to absorb the manure from a feedlot with 50,000 head of cattle 40 calories of fossil fuel are needed to produce one calorie of protein from feedlot beef while only two calories of fossil fuel are needed to produce one calorie of protein from tofu. If we decrease our consumption of animal products we can also decrease the threat of By: Patrick Fallon, Section 0
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