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[–] MavTheHack@lemmy.fmhy.ml -5 points 2 years ago (14 children)

To be fair. There is much debate around whether livestock is indirectly carbon neutral with very valid studies on both sides

[–] VeganSchnitzel@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Please link any study on livestock being CO2-neutral. I'm very skeptical, but would love to read your source first.

[–] MavTheHack@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I don't have access to my schools library atm. But here's one I found off google (which is admittedly a poor method to find studies)

https://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/new-study-finds-grass-fed-beef-reduces-carbon-footprint

Full disclaimer I should have clarified in my original comment. Grass fed livestock specifically is carbon neutral

[–] momentary@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Are the majority of livestock grass fed?

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

No, nor is its best case carbon neutral. See my sibling comment about that. It's also worth mentioning here that the typical grass-fed production is actually higher in methane emissions due to longer raising times

Taken together, an exclusively grass-fed beef cattle herd would raise the United States’ total methane emissions by approximately 8%.

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aad401/pdf

Currently, 'grass-finished' beef accounts for less than 1% of the current US supply

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aad401

Or if we look at Australia, which likes to tout its grass-fed production, it's still majority feedlot

51% of domestically consumed beef comes from feedlots. [...] In Q1 2021, 19% of cattle on feed were on feed for less than 100 days

And trend-wise, grain-fed rather than grass-fed is increasing

Going forward, these trends indicate that the Australian grainfed sector will continue to make up a growing percentage of cattle slaughter and beef production

https://www.mla.com.au/prices-markets/market-news/2021/grainfed-cattle-make-up-50-of-beef-production/

[–] MavTheHack@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately only between 4 and 5 percent in the US is

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