$JES 921 Book of Compassion Reverence For All Life Reference Book

Author(s): Pramoda Chitrabhanu, Pravin K Shah
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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2.- DAIRY COWS - LIFE USAGE SUFFERINGS
By - J.Peder Zane Article in New York Times, May 12, 1996
02 - Dairy Cows - Life, Usage, and Sufferings
(New York Times)
Summary: To the lay person they are cows (and that is how they are referred to in the accompanying article), but to the beef industry they are steers, or castrated males, and heifers, or young females (Only females that have given birth are referred to as cows).
The average animal at slaughter weighs 1,150 pounds. It weighs 714 pounds once the head, hooves, hide, and intestines are removed.
The remaining carcass yields about 568 pounds of beef (meat) and 49 pounds of organs and gland, some of which - like the liver - make their way to the dinner table.
The rest (97 pounds) is mostly fat and bone, and is used as a
raw product to make byproducts from floor wax to pet food. According to the Agriculture Department, ranchers were getting about $632 per head (cattle) last week, while meat packers, who butcher the animals, were getting about $644 for the meat and $101 for the byproducts. Some of the most valuable body parts, along with their common uses and recent wholesale price list is attached at the end of article.
Introduction: Chopping sheep brains... That is what made the British cows mad, and could have killed the Englishmen who ate them, scientists believe. While American farmers and ranchers assure the public that no sheep passes their Elsles' lips, some folks might be surprised at what American livestock, swine and poultry are fatted upon. Besides corn, soy or other grains, their diets often include dried blood, pulverized feathers, crushed bone, leftover french-fry greas
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