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Some commercial feedlots feed stale candy to cattle in an effort to reduce costs. According to a recent review, milk chocolate and candy “are often economical sources of nutrients, particularly fat. They may be high in sugar and/or fat content. Milk chocolate and candy may contain 48% and 22% fat, respectively. They are sometimes fed in their wrappers. Candies, such as cull gummy bears, lemon drops, or gum drops are high in sugar content.” The article recommends that “upper feeding limits for candy or candy blends and chocolate are 5 and 2 lb. per cow per day, respectively.”
As long as beef producers are not accountable for the ultimate nutritional value of the meat, they will continue to formulate feedlot diets on a least cost basis and American consumers will continue to eat meat that is artificially high in fat and low in vitamin E, beta carotene, omega-3 fatty acids, and CLA.
“By-Product Feedstuffs in Dairy Cattle Diets in the Upper Midwest.” Randy D. Shaver, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Extension Nutritionist, Department of Dairy Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin
Well, that’s one of the more offensive pieces of food-related news I’ve heard in a while. Now we’re not content with gorging ourselves on processed sugars and empty fats, so we have to force it down the throats of the animals that we’re planning of kill and eat. Nice job, humans.
Ive worked at Dunkin Donuts for several years (at different locations in New England) and invariable leftover donuts,
bagels, muffins are given away to local pig farmers for feed….
I don’t even eat this crap and now I am going to be forced to eat it indirectly… SHEESH!!!!
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Gross.