Turns out that while corn-based ethanol fuel might be a good fuel alternative, it's actually causing candy to be a good livestock feed alternative. Due to the recent demand of ethanol, corn prices have gone up, forcing farmers to find an alternative source of food for their livestock.
Dwight Hess, a cattle feedlot operator in Marietta, Pa., is located in the heart of snack country, near Hershey and Herr Foods Inc., a maker of potato chips, pretzels and snack mixes. His cattle ration consists of about 17% "candy meal," a blend of chocolate bars and large chunks of chocolate; 3% of what he calls "party mix," a blend of popcorn, pretzels, potato chips and cheese curls; 8% corn gluten; and the remainder corn and barley he grows.
I guess we're not the only ones enjoying National Candy Month?
Also, I wonder how it affects the flavor of the meat. Do you think things would have sweeter or saltier undertones?
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Orlando Orlandini
This is so weird. Like, really weird.
Im guessing the meat would be a slight bit fattier, not necessarily sweeter or saltier.
1so...they are using the candy for its corn syrup? and the chips for its...corn? really?
2Meat is murder!
3Aww, that sucks that their feeding them junk! Neither us nor animals should be eating that stuff.
4True, Rbex.
5What?!? Hope the cows aren't allergic to chocolate!
6That's not right....cows aren't meant to be eating chocolate!
7That just seems so odd.
8People who eat lots of junk tend to have worse body odor and those who eat fruits and veggies more often tend to smell good. I know from experience. I don't need to wear deoderant, but it smells good, so I do anyway. It just keeps me dry, not "fresh".
I would think this might apply to the cows. Eating sweets doesn't make you sweet. It makes you SMELL! My pets smell worse when their food wasn't the healthiest it could have been. Now they smell great and so does their waste.
I doubt the meat is as healthy as cows eating what cows SHOULD eat. Who knows? I know I won't ever find out.
9wow i wonder how it will affect the taste of the meat or milk
10Cow should eat grass- not corn feed, and definitely not candy!
11ha!
12Crazy... Our only hope now are chickens and turkeys. Once they get fed candy too, i think im going vegetarian.
13this is really weird. it makes me want to eat nothing from a cow now lol
14That just doesn't seem very healthy.
15SINCE THE COWS..ARE EATTING CHOCLATE..DOES THAT MEAN THEY WILL MAKE CHOCLATE MILK?
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