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China Design Competition: Keran Zhao
Meet Keran Zhao currently studying at Guangling College in Yangzhou University and participant in the 2021 China Student Design Competition.
Depending on whose estimate you take and how cattle are reared, it takes 20-40 kilos of feed to produce one kilo of beef. Those estimates often lead to the claim that if that feed were given directly to people it would nourish them more effectively. There are two simple reasons why this is wrong.
Cattle feed other than grass can consist of the pulp that remains from sugar beets after production, the residue left after corn is used to make ethanol or the stalks left when corn is processed to feed people. Feeding these things to cattle not only prevents waste, it converts it into valuable protein, vitamin B12 and Zinc – all vital parts of the human diet.
And as for the argument that land used to rear cattle would be more effectively used to grow crops… Well that’s another story.
Read more here.
Meet Keran Zhao currently studying at Guangling College in Yangzhou University and participant in the 2021 China Student Design Competition.
Each month, Mike will take us on a journey through the world of leather in the fashion industry and how it is being used, worn and loved. Let us introduce you to Mike Adler: Leather Loves.
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