Farm Revolution: COWS
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Farm Revolution: COWS
Dennis Porfirio, Gabriela Samperio, Maribel Lopez, and Nadia Castillo C.L.A.S.P
Resources• Research
o life cycleo historyo slaughterhouse o alternatives
• Finished by constructing a powerpoint
Resources
• Problems we encounteredo articleso information
Life cycle of a cow
History of cowsBos Taurus
Bos
indicus
Cow Mistreatment
"cows eat grass not CORN!"
• Cows are being fed corn instead of grasso makes them sicko causes health problems
• They are also injected with antibiotics
Cow meat...SAFE?
Red meat can increase the percentage of premature deaths by about 20% which is close to the percentage caused by cigarettes 20-30%
Go Vegetarian!
Basic Information...
• Vegeterianso no meat, poultry, and fish
• 3 Different types:o veganso lactovegetarianso lacto-ovovegetarians
Benefits...
• Better Healtho heart diseaseo obesityo cancero diabeteso high blood pressure
• Save Money
Delicious
Meat Lovers!
• Stay away from fast food places
• Organic Restaurants
• Grocery Stores that sell organic meato Wal-Marto Vons
Works Cited
-"Beef Production." EPA. Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. <http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/ag101/printbeef.html>.
"Being a Vegetarian." Brown University Health Education Answers to Questions You Always Wanted to Ask. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2012. <http://brown.edu>.
"Cows used for Food" Peta. N.p., n.d. Web. Nov.-Dec. 2012. <http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/cows.aspx>.
"Cows used for Food" Peta. N.p., n.d. Web. Nov.-Dec. 2012. <http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/cows.aspx>.
Drexler, Madeline. "Secret Agent O157: The Evolution of a Killer." PBS. PBS, 1995. Web. 02 Dec. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/safe/o157.html>.
Works Cited
Hadlie, Billie. "Knowledge Center Groceries." LearnVest. N.p., 21 Oct. 2010. Web. 02 Dec. 2012. <http://www.learnvest.com/knowledge-center/do-vegetarians-save-money/>.
-"HealthAliciousNess . Com." HealthAliciousNess . Com. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2012. <http://www.healthaliciousness.com/>.
Fitzgerald, Amy J. "A Social History of the Slaughterhouse: From Inception to Contemporary Implications."
"New Releases." Becoming a Vegetarian. N.p., Oct. 2009. Web. 02 Dec. 2012. <http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Womens_Health_Watch/2009/October/becoming-a-vegetarian>.
Works Cited
"Knowledge Center Groceries." LearnVest. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2012.
-"New Releases." Becoming a Vegetarian. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2012.
"The Beef Industry." Peta. N.p., n.d. Web. Nov.-Dec. 2012. <http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-food/beef-industry.aspx>.Humanecologyreview.org. N.p., 2010. Web. 30 Nov. 2012.