Bioethanol production can have both positive and negative impacts on cattle, depending on the context:
Positive impacts
Feed: The ethanol industry produces co-products that can be used as animal feed. For example, wet distillers' grain, a by-product of fermenting cereal grains, can be blended into animal feed.
Land use: Using co-products from grains and oilseeds instead of grains and oilseeds themselves can reduce the amount of land needed for feedstock cultivation.
Environmental: Bioethanol is a renewable fuel that can help conserve fossil fuels.
Negative impacts
Land prices: The bioethanol industry can affect land prices.
Forest clearing: The bioethanol industry may clear native forests.
Other factors that can affect the relationship between bioethanol production and cattle include:
Integration
Co-locating a feedlot with an ethanol plant can increase the profitability of the ethanol plant.
Manure
Using cattle manure as a raw material for bioethanol production can reduce the impact of
manure disposal.
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