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   XPost: soc.culture.usa   
      
   > It is not milk or meat production per sey, it is the amount of   
   > livestock.  From the article:   
   >   
   > "Livestock farming drives emissions of the greenhouse gas methane,   
   from   
   > the stomachs of ruminants and especially cattle, and of carbon dioxide   
   > by increasing deforestation.   
   >   
   > Intensive farms also use fertilizers which release the powerful   
   > greenhouse gas nitrous oxide when applied to the soil.   
   >   
   > Both fertilizers and manure release nitrogen into natural systems such   
   > as rivers, upsetting the natural balance."   
   >   
   > Looking at s. asia in this regard:   
   >   
   > India has one of the largest livestock population in the world. Fifty   
   > ercent of the buffaloes and twenty percent of the cattle in the world   
   > are ound in India, most of which are milch cows and milch buffaloes."   
   >   
      
   "Milch!  LOL"   
      
   Yep, a verry good english word.  Google is your friend.   
      
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