[DRB]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6745340/

NORWAY, Iowa - Cattlemen are hoping to raise a better bovine with beer. About a dozen eastern Iowa farmers have been spiking their cattle feed with beer. So far, the herds are lapping it up, said cattlemen Robert Miller.

They like it so much that they hesitate to eat when their feed isn't mixed with beer, Miller said.

Fisher said research shows that beer has vitamins, minerals, amino acids, carbohydrates and proteins, which all benefit cattle's diet.

The animals' complex digestive system breaks down the alcohol in beer, turning it into food energy, animal nutritionists said.

 

[Ridemonkey]

Hmm - I also am able to break alcohol down into raw energy.

 

[BigHit-Maniac]

Hmmm... drunken cows. Wooot. Wooot.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Does this mean beef won't be sold on Sundays?

 

[DRB]

Hmmm... drunken cows. Wooot. Wooot.

I just keep thinking of the first South Park episode.

Moo moo moo moo moo moo.

[subtitle]Hi my name is Betsy and I'm an alcoholic.[/subtitle]

 

[valve bouncer]

I think the Japanese do that with their Kobe beef. They also give the cows massages. Seems like a good life.......bet there's a catch though.....

 

[I Are Baboon]

I think the Japanese do that with their Kobe beef. They also give the cows massages. Seems like a good life.......bet there's a catch though.....

LOL

Nice.

 

[ALEXIS_DH]

hmm, seems they want to make wagyu in iowa.

the japanese have been doing that beer thing for a while.

 

[Zark]

It is going to be a lot harder to spot mad cow disease now...

 

[Jr_Bullit]

I think the Japanese do that with their Kobe beef. They also give the cows massages. Seems like a good life.......bet there's a catch though.....

Yep they do . A Japanese Steakhouse in Kobe is devine! mmmmmm

Man - now my stomach is growling, see what you've done?

 

[clancy98]

at least they'll be alot easier to tip.

as for the Kobe Beef , I hear that stuff'll cost ya about $4 mil in the end.


**edited for subtle joke clarity**

 

[-BB-]

Hmmm... drunken cows. Wooot. Wooot.

Actually, I don't think they will get drunk (from what I know of thier digestive system)
Ruminents (multiple tummies) do not actually use the stuff they eat for sustinance. The grass that a cow eats is fuel for a "brewery" in their stomachs. They have bacteria and stuff in their stomach that digest the grass, and the cow either lives off of the bacteria or off of the biproducts of the bacteria. One of the biproducts is probably alcohol, which they probably digest, or find some way to eliminate.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_DS061
"Chewing is the first step in processing the feed. This is no small task as the cow makes 40,000 to 60,000 jaw movements per day as it chews and rechews regurgitated feed. Then it passes down a 2 1/2 to 3 foot tube called the esophagus into a large fermentation vat of 40 to 50 gallon capacity. Here digestion of feed goes on by 500,000 billion bacteria and 50 billion protozoa living and multiplying there. These small organisms have several unique characteristics which allow the cow to thrive in situations which would be impossible for other animals to live. They digest fiber found in hay, silage, and pasture for energy, make protein from nitrogen, and synthesize B vitamins for their host, the cow."

 

[Toshi]

Actually, they WON'T get drunk (from what I know of thier digestive system)
Ruminents (multiple tummies) do not actually use the stuff they eat for sustinance.

but their last stomach and small intestine works like ours, so they do use the stuff they eat that isn't, er, "pre-digested" by the bacteria for sustenance to some degree.

in any case, i agree that kobe beef is delicious, even at 5k yen per plate

 

[llkoolkeg]

At least there is finally now a legitimate market for Busch, Strohs, MGD, PBR, etc. Does feeding a cow the pisswater make the steak taste cheap? Where does a guy have to go to get a Guinness-flavored steak?

 

[valve bouncer]

I think they've gotta give them bovines spacecake as well. Beer, pot and steak in one package. It's a winner I reckon.

 

[clancy98]

no sports fans huh?

 

[-BB-]

but their last stomach and small intestine works like ours, so they do use the stuff they eat that isn't, er, "pre-digested" by the bacteria for sustenance to some degree.

in any case, i agree that kobe beef is delicious, even at 5k yen per plate

Yeah... I changed my statement to May not b/c of some things I knew I overlooked.