[randomperson_24]

You also have to feed the cows, which requires food. And by normal concensus only 10% of energy is transferred to the next species.

And producing food for cows causes more damage than making same food for humans. (Deforestation, Soy plants, etc emitting more carbon)

[herbst]

This is only true for mass grown meat. A typical Swiss cow spends their summer in die Alps and their winters eating grass from the very same fields.

Most popular meat labels here would not even allow buying external food, if not absolutely necessary.

[johnydays]

--- original: Vast majority of the swiss beef supply is conventionally fed, with imported grain/soya crops.

I was wrong, correction below

[herbst]

Actually 90% of the food is produced IN the country. Instead of soya they use mostly local corn for mass production.

https://schweizerfleisch.ch/herkunft/facts-figures-schweizer...

[johnydays]

I stand corrected, I was looking for official sources but my german is quite bad. Thank you!

[herbst]

No worries. I was honestly surprised myself!