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It is known that pig waste is stored in lagoons. Where does all the
excess waste from other animals raised for consumption end up?
Note that pig waste is only stored in lagoons before it is spread on
fields as fertiliser. Waste from other animals is also used
as fertiliser, regardless of whether it is first stored in a lagoon, in a
straw/muck pile or whether its directly deposited onto land (I.e. by
grazing animals).
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Do you think animal based foods will see a decrease in the next 50
years?
I think that we are extremely unlikely to see a decrease in demand,
especially as demand grows from consumers in Africa, India and China
over the coming decades. That does not mean that everybody will
have access to the same (or greater) quantity of meat as we eat now
as demand is not the same as consumption. So although consumption
may decline (primarily due to a conflict between the increased
population and the difficulty of producing supplying everybody with
enough meat) demand?(as measured by the price that people are
prepared to pay) will increase. Thus, the only way that the
consumption of animal-based foods will decline is if they become
disproportionally expensive.
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Where do you think animal agriculture could use the most work? Ex.
Water usage, land usage, methane production, etc.
Water use. All agricultural industries have worked over the years to
reduce the quantity of water required by improving efficiency, but that
will become more crucial as we have more consumers competing for
water resources.
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10.Is it true that the livestock industry creates more green house gases
than transportation?
No. This statistic was thoroughly debunked by Pitesky et al see
here: http://www.saiplatform.org/uploads/Library/AdvAgrClearingtheAir
Mitloehner2009.pdf
11.What is the best way to educate an unknowing consumer on this topic?
We have to listen to consumer concerns and questions, help them
understand that farmers and ranchers care about producing the best,
safest meat and dairy possible and do everything they can to take care
of their animals. If we lead with science without letting the consumer
see that we care, we lose the opportunity to educate.