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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (253294)	6/6/2008 11:05:08 AM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793868

I believe feed could be optimized in this regard with limits, but ruminants such as cattle which have multi stomach digestive systems probably have a minimum fiber requirement. As for tweaking the animal itself, I think that would be more difficult. * * *

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (253294)	6/6/2008 12:31:59 PM
From: HPilot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793868

None of this will reduce methane. If it doesn't turn into methane in the digestive track, it will turn into methane as it rots on the ground.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (253294)	6/8/2008 10:55:43 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793868

>>It's probably better to process plants in huge factories than in cow stomachs, giving it to the cows in a form ready to enter the intestines.<< If you're OK with such an extreme approach, why bother with the cow at all? Get to work in your shed and win PETA's prize... <g> PETA offers $1 million for lab-created meat usatoday.com Posted 4/22/2008 11:42 PM LOS ANGELES (AP) — Animal rights activists are offering scientists a $1 million reward if they can produce commercially viable meat in a laboratory. People for Ethical Treatment of Animals leaders say lab-grown meat could satisfy appetites without harming animals. "People are surprised to learn that PETA is interested in lab-grown meat, but we have overcome our own revulsion at flesh-eating to champion a breakthrough that will mean a far kinder world for animals," said PETA President Igrid Newkirk. The reward would go to the first scientist who develops a method that produces enough meat to be marketed in 10 U.S. states at a price competitive with prevailing chicken prices. To cash in, scientists must create meat that is indistinguishable from regular chicken in taste and texture, according to a taste-test panel. The deadline for the lab meat to go on sale to the public is June 30, 2012. Scientists must then prove that consumers purchased at least 100 pounds of lab meat in each state it is sold in.