In the 80's Ted Turner converted his ranch in Montana from cattle to bison, he did it to preserve the species.
He did not foresee the benefits, the land became fertile. It's physiology, cow hooves are flat, even with the manure they produce it takes a great deal of fertilizer to keep pastureland productive. And you have the added problem of the excessive amounts of methane that cattle generate. Bison hooves are angled forward, they till the land as they move and they generate far less methane. This could be a solution for Alberta, they face a climate crisis that could turn the province into Mongolia. Raising bison could be a less expensive alternative.
Don't get me wrong, there's nothing more that I enjoy than tucking into an Alberta beef steak with a nice bottle of Barbaresco - but I already prefer bison burgers to beef.
https://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/why-bison-is-better-healthier-than-beef
He did not foresee the benefits, the land became fertile. It's physiology, cow hooves are flat, even with the manure they produce it takes a great deal of fertilizer to keep pastureland productive. And you have the added problem of the excessive amounts of methane that cattle generate. Bison hooves are angled forward, they till the land as they move and they generate far less methane. This could be a solution for Alberta, they face a climate crisis that could turn the province into Mongolia. Raising bison could be a less expensive alternative.
Don't get me wrong, there's nothing more that I enjoy than tucking into an Alberta beef steak with a nice bottle of Barbaresco - but I already prefer bison burgers to beef.
https://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/why-bison-is-better-healthier-than-beef
