tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post3920526609116034306..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: Feeding pigs meatBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-44935839970472205712011-05-18T05:51:14.286-07:002011-05-18T05:51:14.286-07:00Bruce,
Could be worse. Here in Missouri, I've...Bruce,<br /><br />Could be worse. Here in Missouri, I've been informed by the Missouri Department of Agriculture that we can't even legally feed vegetables & whey, even generated on-farm, to pigs we intend to sell. It's a literal interpretation of the well-intentioned garbage laws. :<br /><br /><a href="http://cherthollowfarm.blogspot.com/2011/05/dangerous-vegetable-fed-swine-on-radio.html" rel="nofollow">See here for more details</a><br /><br />As for meat-feeding, the disease transmission issue is real. It would be nice if regulators were flexible enough to know the difference between cooked meat scraps generated on-farm, and raw scraps from the industrial food system, but I do have some sympathy for the outright ban given how hard that would be to handle and how problematic an outbreak would be.Eric Reuterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236067232538541130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-66917064616188928662011-05-17T19:25:36.982-07:002011-05-17T19:25:36.982-07:00Bruce,
The FMD point is VERY important. (Not to...Bruce, <br /><br />The FMD point is VERY important. (Not to mention there are other people diseases I would not want to come in contact with in feeding hogs waste people food.) This is why when you're re-entering this country and someone at customs asks if you've been on a farm or have any agricultural products, it is essential you tell the truth! An FMD outbreak in this country would be beyond catastrophic.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954697603773221813noreply@blogger.com