From grass to nutrients, a journey into the cow's digestive system: Difference between revisions

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If we were to reduce the world’s herd for the good of the environment, it is safe to say that smaller quantities of meat would be available for consumption. One solution could be therefore to re-introduce parts of the animal which are, in countries like the Netherlands, considered like bi-products: e.g. intestins, stomach, tongue, etc… In many neighboring countries, such parts are still eaten, making use of the cow in its entirety as well as of the veal (which has to be slaughtered every year, to allow the cow to produce milk).”
If we were to reduce the world’s herd for the good of the environment, it is safe to say that smaller quantities of meat would be available for consumption. One solution could be therefore to re-introduce parts of the animal which are, in countries like the Netherlands, considered like bi-products: e.g. intestins, stomach, tongue, etc… In many neighboring countries, such parts are still eaten, making use of the cow in its entirety as well as of the veal (which has to be slaughtered every year, to allow the cow to produce milk).”


== Exhibition of the cow's digestive system ==  
== Exhibition of the cow's digestive system ==  
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File:Rechew main.png|🔍[[Rumen, digestive system|Rumen, digestive system]]
File:Rechew main.png|🔍[[Rumen, digestive system|Rumen, digestive system]]
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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