"But not everyone is convinced by the idea of developing biodegradable alternatives to conventional plastics. Some scientists argue it is far better to reduce the amount of plastic used in the first place."
I'm with this chap.⬆️
Having visited Smithfield Market,
https://www.smithfieldmarket.com/
albit many years ago and been to a couple of abattoirs I'm surprised anyone who eats meat is still alive.:lol: I've also maintained some of the precision machinery in a few canning factories.
Maybe hygiene and quality control...
When I were a lad...:p, we ate food. there wasn't the intenet scaring us into eating this or that diet. The first highly processed food I remember coming into our house was margarine. According to the health people this was good stuff and much lower in fat than butter. They didn't mention it...
I didn't write that commercial feed was good nutrition. It isn't, I've written as much often on these forums.
The fact that so many intensively reared and kept hens die from whatever it is they die of (the article isn't very clear on this topic) isn't evidence of the feed on offer being...
You're doing better than I am. I'm eating the chicken feed (I bought a lot of pulses, grains and seeds experimenting with the mix which I'm now working through to give me some cupboard space) and the chickens are eating my slices of roast beef as a supplement. Obviously I'm not the right person...
That is a horrible paper to read.:lol:
I'm quite pro commercial feed under the right circumstances. Yes, most of it is pretty low in quality but as is often mentioned, a lot of research has gone into developing these feeds. Evidence, the fact so many chickens eat it and have survived to average...
I do have some studies on forage that has some information on the nutrients in various grasses and common weeds. I found the best places to look were cattle and sheep farming related studies.
PROTEIN
The protein in any feed can be divided into the quantity and quality of the protein. The...