HI Rachel,


When you think about it, this seems really cruel! At least humans have 'a
choice' to feed their off-spring the fake stuff........... :( if it's an
informed one is another issue ;-(

Renate.



At 00:13 6-11-00 +0100, you wrote:
>
>Correct me if I am mistaken, you dairymaids out there, but I don't think
>many cows in commercial production ever feel a calve's tongue on their
>teats, and I believe calves are actually fed on specially designed
>artificial, or at least specially processed, milks since all 'their' food
>goes into collecting tanks and most ends up on our tables.  Diarrhea is a
>common problem.
>


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