This is to avoid using radiation on the meat I suppose ~ that process being too icky and dangerous ~ and here I was just the other day trying to convince my Senator to add an amendment to the health care bill that would allow us to raise our own cattle in cities ~ in our basements.
What about the smell?
35 years ago, or so, a local physician who is also a rancher had 4 orphan calves after a blizzard. He lives in an old, rambling Victorian with a full basement and so, he brought the babies home for the winter. The neighbors for a block around, not to mention his family, complained. I think he still kept them there until thaw. It is one of those local stories that will never be forgotten.