Kangaroo option not serious: NFF

1points Posted 64 days, 12 hours ago by Bronwen

The National Farmers Federation (NFF) says calls for the kangaroo industry to take over other traditional sources of red meat are not a serious option in tackling climate change. Well they would say that wouldn't they?

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Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/02/2379903.htm?se…

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Cattle, and other hooved animals, also cause tremendous damage in other ways as well. Their hooves break up the topsoil, exposing it to winds, which in turn leads to erosion. Kangaroos do not break the surface of the soil when they move around.And all of this is not considering the fact that Kangaroo meat is leaner than, and also richer in iron, than beef.That said, I can’t go past some yummy rib-eye steaks. 

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