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... dairy products . Brah- mans , at any rate , constitute a small minority of the Hindu pop- ulation ; all the other castes consume various combinations of dairy products , eggs , poultry , mutton , fish , pork , goat , and even beef ...
... dairy products . Brah- mans , at any rate , constitute a small minority of the Hindu pop- ulation ; all the other castes consume various combinations of dairy products , eggs , poultry , mutton , fish , pork , goat , and even beef ...
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... dairy production . Thus far the diversions of grains to the production of animal foods is slight compared with what is happening in beef - eating nations like Mexico and Brazil , where beef cattle are now eating better than from one ...
... dairy production . Thus far the diversions of grains to the production of animal foods is slight compared with what is happening in beef - eating nations like Mexico and Brazil , where beef cattle are now eating better than from one ...
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... dairy cattle to keep the colonies well sup- plied with milk . Since the colonists used goats primarily as a source of milk , goat meat was a by - product . In competition with cattle , goats can win out as a source of milk and meat only ...
... dairy cattle to keep the colonies well sup- plied with milk . Since the colonists used goats primarily as a source of milk , goat meat was a by - product . In competition with cattle , goats can win out as a source of milk and meat only ...
Contents
ONE Good to Think or Good to Eat? | 13 |
TWO Meat Hunger | 19 |
THREE The Riddle of the Sacred Cow | 47 |
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