86% of plants fed to livestock are lower value by-products that do not meet human standards
Livestock mostly eat feed that humans can’t eat
Most feed that livestock eat is inedible by humans.
86% of plant materials fed to livestock globally are lower value by-products that do not meet human consumption standards.
75% of Australia’s land is classed as rangelands where rainfall is too low or unpredictable. These rangelands are not well suited for crops but optimal for grazing livestock. Only 3.75% of Australia’s land mass is used for cropping.
Cattle, sheep and goats can thrive in these environments, upcycling and converting grass and other plants with low nutrient value to humans into high quality protein, fatty acids, vitamins and minerals that we can digest.