Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
Re: Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
Here are some links:
30,000 cow ranch in the States
http://politicsoftheplate.com/?p=598
100,000 cow mega dairies in China
https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/vv99 ... griculture
According to this, UK's biggest are more modest with 3000 - 6000.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... -to-the-uk
Capturing the everyday horror of dairy farming in Germany.
https://www.wired.com/story/photo-galle ... g-germany/
I couldn't find any actual figures for Germany.
30,000 cow ranch in the States
http://politicsoftheplate.com/?p=598
100,000 cow mega dairies in China
https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/vv99 ... griculture
According to this, UK's biggest are more modest with 3000 - 6000.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... -to-the-uk
Capturing the everyday horror of dairy farming in Germany.
https://www.wired.com/story/photo-galle ... g-germany/
I couldn't find any actual figures for Germany.
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Re: Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
Something to be proud of - and I suspect it's mainly a voluntary code of practice, rather than being simply obliged to obey UK/EU laws. By and large, UK farmers care about their animals, rather than merely regarding them as money-producers. That's what I've deduced from the dozen farmers I've met.
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Re: Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
Presumably the hens that lay the eggs you buy are not raised in battery cages.........
There are some supermarkets/butchers (e.g. Garden of Eden, Kolios etc.) that sell excellent eggs from free-range hens, and also sell free-range chickens.
The specialist "chicken shops" that I've been in around Paphos sell dubious-looking anaemic chickens. No indications as to how the animal was reared. Not for me.
Re: Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
That may be so but the questions is what they regard free-range. It could be that the hens are able to roam freely for only 30 min/day or have no bushes/trees for cover so that they´re too scared to roam around (as they instictlvely want to be able to hide from e. g. birds of prey).
Re: Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
Sorry, not a language that I understand, so I only scanned through it, but, as an experienced stockman, all the cows I saw looked comfortable and happy.
J B
Re: Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
Ive been here thirty years and I havent seen one Bird of Prey, so I think thats a weak argumentjeba wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2019 11:10 amThat may be so but the questions is what they regard free-range. It could be that the hens are able to roam freely for only 30 min/day or have no bushes/trees for cover so that they´re too scared to roam around (as they instictlvely want to be able to hide from e. g. birds of prey).
Re: Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
Are you sure chicken don´t have that instinct because you haven´t seen a bird of prey? One of my daughter´s pet rabbits was killed by a bird of prey - granted, that was in Germany though.WHL wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:57 pmIve been here thirty years and I havent seen one Bird of Prey, so I think thats a weak argumentjeba wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2019 11:10 amThat may be so but the questions is what they regard free-range. It could be that the hens are able to roam freely for only 30 min/day or have no bushes/trees for cover so that they´re too scared to roam around (as they instictlvely want to be able to hide from e. g. birds of prey).
Re: Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
Im sure any animal has a survival instinct, but to use that as an excuse to try and stop people eating eggs is a bit flimsyjeba wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2019 1:03 pmAre you sure chicken don´t have that instinct because you haven´t seen a bird of prey? One of my daughter´s pet rabbits was killed by a bird of prey - granted, that was in Germany though.WHL wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:57 pmIve been here thirty years and I havent seen one Bird of Prey, so I think thats a weak argumentjeba wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2019 11:10 am
That may be so but the questions is what they regard free-range. It could be that the hens are able to roam freely for only 30 min/day or have no bushes/trees for cover so that they´re too scared to roam around (as they instictlvely want to be able to hide from e. g. birds of prey).
Re: Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
Where have I done that? I´m just trying to raise awareness that not all free-range eggs are created equal.WHL wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2019 1:06 pmIm sure any animal has a survival instinct, but to use that as an excuse to try and stop people eating eggs is a bit flimsy
Re: Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
Incorrect
http://bfy.tw/OEw3
EDIT with another comment ...
I followed the link and read the article but didn't see any evidence of 'horrors'
There was one photo of a cow in a foot trimming crate (I can explain fully if required) and two photos that wouldn't load, but apart from that, a few photos of cows at a show and some of models
Did I miss something?
J B