Food For Thought: Keep in mind the hindu prohibition on eating cows because of t

Food For Thought:

Keep in mind the hindu prohibition on eating cows because of the consequences to production of milk and offspring.

Pigs were originally useful in middle eastern cities because they reproduce and mature quickly, don’t need to range far and can consume human waste products (even human waste for good ness sake). However they produce no secondary products. Chickens produce eggs. Sheep wool, Goats milk, cows milk and leather, in addition to the use of all of their offspring and aged as food sources. So why would one raise pigs vs the rest of the options?

Conversely, why did europeans, especially germans, continue to rely on pork given their geography?

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