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* '''Side note:''' If animals were also fed [[crop residues]] (i.e. the parts that humans can't eat), this number would go up to 12 grams/day protein.
* '''Side note:''' If animals were also fed [[crop residues]] (i.e. the parts that humans can't eat), this number would go up to 12 grams/day protein.
* For comparison: '''Status quo:''' Currently 16 grams/day protein ([[Code:food2.sql|10g from milk + 6g from meat]]). Much of this comes from cows that are fed '''grains (and other crops)''' that [[plant-based food|would have been suitable for human food]].
* For comparison: '''Status quo:''' Currently 16 grams/day protein ([[Code:food2.sql|10g from milk + 6g from meat]]). Much of this comes from cows that are fed '''grains (and other crops)''' that [[plant-based food|humans could have eaten]].
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Abolish factory farms]]
* [[Abolish factory farms]]
* [[Livestock inefficiency]]
* [[Livestock inefficiency]]<!--
* [[Land]] - pastures can't get any bigger without [[deforestation|destroying natural habitats]] {{x|exception maybe: [[convert desert into pasture]]}}-->
* [[Mushrooms]] - a more efficient way to convert [[crop residues]] into protein
* [[Mushrooms]] - a more efficient way to convert [[crop residues]] into protein
* [[Plant-based food]]
* [[Plant-based food]]