The meat hook: satiating Asia’s demand for beef

Mongabay
Apr 27, 2017, 7:32 am102 pts
Beef has never been a favored meat in most of Asia. Cows are harder to raise than chickens and pigs, which take up less space and can be fed scraps. A large majority of India practices Hinduism, a religion that reveres cows. Islamic societies, too, have traditionally disliked beef. Beef is also often costlier…

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