Cows Love Chocolate
Those leftover chocolate morsels from your Valentine's Day hearts and easter baskets are finding their way into livestock feed in Nova Scotia. The leftovers from the food and beverage industry are mixed into the animal feed to sweeten the flavor.
The chocolate and candies go into a chopper, where they're mixed with other byproducts, such as barley and wheat dust. The recycled blend offers farmers a cheaper alternative to traditional grain feeds. The chocolate replaces sugar found in other grains. The cows love it and there's a substantial savings as well. The mix also helps the environment. Last year, 3,200 tons of organic waste were diverted from the dump in Nova Scotia.
This sounds like a great shortcut in the production of chocolate milk!
