Episode 1811 – On this Friday show, Dr. Lyle Rode joins Vinnie to discuss buttergate, perfect foods, factory farming, the value of cattle, and more.
DR. LYLE RODE
- Dr. Rode has his PhD in Dairy Science and Bacteriology.
- These days, he largely acts as a consultant to the livestock feed industry.
- How the animals eat do affect what the cow produces.
- Butter in the average grocery store is dairy that is pooled together from tons of cows.
- Kerrygold is a little different.
- Butter in the average grocery store is dairy that is pooled together from tons of cows.
- In Europe, butter has to be 85% fat, while here, it only needs to be 80%.
THE VALUE OF CATTLE
- On large farms, they may have specific people whose sole job is to take good care of the animals.
- On small farms, there are other pluses, too.
- About 2/3rds of the land we have to grow food is only really fit for livestock.
- Africa, which has the biggest growing population, is particularly poorly-suited for anything other than livestock.
- Also, cattle is incredibly important for the environment and for grasslands and the like.
- India has about 30% of the world’s cows and the cows there tend to be less efficient.
- Rice produces about 80% of the greenhouse gasses cows do.
PERFECT FOODS
- The closest thing to a perfect food is an egg.
- You have all of your vitamins and amino acids (but short on a couple minerals).
- The next closest may be milk.
- Meat is so chock full of nutrients and the like.
- So many other foods that make up the bulk of vegetarian/vegans’ diets are lacking in nutrients.
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