Eli5: Is there any particular reason on why we mostly eat cow/chicken meat instead of other animals? Are these healthier or is there another reason?

Question

Eli5: Is there any particular reason on why we mostly eat cow/chicken meat instead of other animals? Are these healthier or is there another reason?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Because that’s what people used to eat regularly, it’s become normalized to eat those animals.
People ate them in the past because they were easier to kill and eat, than other animals.
Chickens are easy to manage, and cows are trusting and curious.

Horses on the other hand are easy to spook and fast. They’re harder to hunt. If you’re in a field with a horse and a cow, and all you have is a rock to beat one to death, you’re gunna end up eating a cow.