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Where is there more livestock than people?

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Re: Where is there more livestock than people?

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I live beside one of the "more pigs than people" counties; pretty sure that the bulk of the pig count is one farm (with several contract barns). At least in theory, there's one person who can say those are his pigs.

I'd be tempted to train them, arm them, declare the county the Free Porcine State.

Re: Where is there more livestock than people?

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It would be nice to repeat the maps using weight. The weight of a cow is like 700Kg (1500 pounds) and the weight of a chicken is like 3Kg (6 pounds). So a cow is like 250 chickens. (Can someone with CGI abilities make a gros image of a cow made of 250 chickens?)

Re: Where is there more livestock than people?

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It would be nice to repeat the maps using weight. The weight of a cow is like 700Kg (1500 pounds) and the weight of a chicken is like 3Kg (6 pounds). So a cow is like 250 chickens. (Can someone with CGI abilities make a gros image of a cow made of 250 chickens?)

Or emissions (methane?). Iirc, sheep have the most emissions per pound.

Re: Where is there more livestock than people?

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I was surprised the lack if sheep areas. Is lamb not a popular meat in USA? Just looked up wool production and didn't realise how much Australia produces: https://blog.bizvibe.com/blog/textiles-and-garments/top-10-l...

It’s too hot for them in most of the agricultural centers in the USA. Plenty of goats though.

Re: Where is there more livestock than people?

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post #5

It would be nice to repeat the maps using weight. The weight of a cow is like 700Kg (1500 pounds) and the weight of a chicken is like 3Kg (6 pounds). So a cow is like 250 chickens. (Can someone with CGI abilities make a gros image of a cow made of 250 chickens?)

Or emissions (methane?). Iirc, sheep have the most emissions per pound.

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Re: Where is there more livestock than people?

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I was surprised the lack if sheep areas. Is lamb not a popular meat in USA? Just looked up wool production and didn't realise how much Australia produces: https://blog.bizvibe.com/blog/textiles-and-garments/top-10-l...

> Is lamb not a popular meat in USA?

It’s not exactly rare, but it’s far less popular than beef, pork, or chicken.

Re: Where is there more livestock than people?

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I live beside one of the "more pigs than people" counties; pretty sure that the bulk of the pig count is one farm (with several contract barns). At least in theory, there's one person who can say those are his pigs . I'd be tempted to train them, arm them, declare the county the Free Porcine State.

> I'd be tempted to train them, arm them, declare the county the Free Porcine State.

Why stop at pigs? Why not free all of the animals at the animal farm? Are some animals more equal than others? ;)

Re: Where is there more livestock than people?

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It would be nice to repeat the maps using weight. The weight of a cow is like 700Kg (1500 pounds) and the weight of a chicken is like 3Kg (6 pounds). So a cow is like 250 chickens. (Can someone with CGI abilities make a gros image of a cow made of 250 chickens?)

Or the ratio of animal weight to human weight per county…
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