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Hoof Hearted · 12-30-2006, 09:48 AM

I don't see it happening anytime soon.
It currently costs $3k-$4k to clone a single calf. A traditional cow/calf ranching operation can breed and sell a weaned calf (at a profit) to a feedlot for $200-$300 to be raised until butcher age.
Starting costs for a cloned calf at several thousand dollars is NOT the way to bring 'cheaper' food to the grocery stores. The only thing that would do is price more and more people into becoming vegetarians.
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12-30-2006, 09:48 AM	#3
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	I don't see it happening anytime soon. It currently costs $3k-$4k to clone a single calf. A traditional cow/calf ranching operation can breed and sell a weaned calf (at a profit) to a feedlot for $200-$300 to be raised until butcher age. Starting costs for a cloned calf at several thousand dollars is NOT the way to bring 'cheaper' food to the grocery stores. The only thing that would do is price more and more people into becoming vegetarians. hh __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!