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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Answer 1

That water is no longer in a useful form. It will eventually find its way back to the water cycle, but not necessarily any time soon or in a place where it’s useful.

Also, most of that goes into producing feed, not directly into the cow’s mouth.