No, nor is its best case carbon neutral. See my sibling comment about that. It’s also worth mentioning here that the typical grass-fed production is actually higher in methane emissions due to longer raising times
Taken together, an exclusively grass-fed beef cattle herd would raise the United States’ total methane emissions by approximately 8%.
Or if we look at Australia, which likes to tout its grass-fed production, it’s still majority feedlot
51% of domestically consumed beef comes from feedlots.
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In Q1 2021, 19% of cattle on feed were on feed for less than 100 days
And trend-wise, grain-fed rather than grass-fed is increasing
Going forward, these trends indicate that the Australian grainfed sector will continue to make up a growing percentage of cattle slaughter and beef production
Are the majority of livestock grass fed?
Unfortunately only between 4 and 5 percent in the US is
No, nor is its best case carbon neutral. See my sibling comment about that. It’s also worth mentioning here that the typical grass-fed production is actually higher in methane emissions due to longer raising times
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aad401/pdf
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aad401
Or if we look at Australia, which likes to tout its grass-fed production, it’s still majority feedlot
And trend-wise, grain-fed rather than grass-fed is increasing
https://www.mla.com.au/prices-markets/market-news/2021/grainfed-cattle-make-up-50-of-beef-production/