why is it a problem that it takes so much water to produce 1kg of beef – something like 15,000 liters – if the cows just pee it all back out anyway?

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why is it a problem that it takes so much water to produce 1kg of beef – something like 15,000 liters – if the cows just pee it all back out anyway?

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That’s interesting, my cattle in the feedlot gain a kilogram and a half per day and consume maybe 13-15 gallons per day on the hottest days. If you want to get technical, of that kilogram and a half of gain about 64 percent is lean muscle. If you want to get even more technical you could go back to jr high school and learn all about the water cycle….