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To: Hoplite

Yes but dont bet on it.

http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/09/16/stories/13160467.htm

"(Business Line, September 4) presented Central Government statistics which stated that the meat India produces most is beef (1.44 million tonnes in 2000); the second is buffalo meat (1.42 million tonnes) and only third, is mutton and lamb (0.7 million tonnes). Beef and buffalo meat together account for as much as 60 per cent of domestic meat production."

"The per capita consumption of beef/buffalo in India is 2.8 kg, about half that of fish, but more than twice the average intake of mutton, pork and poultry - indirect evidence that beef consumption must be quite common among meat-eaters of all religions. "


17 posted on 04/19/2006 2:16:34 AM PDT by Gengis Khan
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To: Gengis Khan
By the hooves of Nandi! I'll amend my statement then:

'Tis better to be living amongst a population who's beef consumption is (1.44 x 10^9 tons/year)*(2000 lbs/ton)/(1.09 x 10^12) = 2.64 lbs/person/year than amongst a population who's beef consumption is ~ 60 lbs/person/year, even if there are 3 times more folks in India.

(Moo)

19 posted on 04/19/2006 7:54:07 AM PDT by Hoplite
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