The Supercow

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Well, maybe cows did look like that before humans started to selective breed the species...

You didn't read the original post, did you? It's because we started selectively breeding that caused these supercows, not the other way around. The idea of selective breeding is about breeding cows with specific features in order to get (rid of) features and characteristics you (don't) want. Before we started selectively breeding, cows were pretty much the way they are now in most pastures.

I'm not in awe, I'm grossed out. Overly-Muscular, deformed-looking cows? Ew.

Look at body-builders and pre-80s Schwarzenegger. It's almost the same concept. The muscles are exploded to epic proportions, which gives the person a monstrous appearance.

Anyways, some muscle is good, but too much can lead to several problems. I can't help but wonder how uncomfortable it is for those animals to haul around all that extra weight. If it helps produce more, healthy cuts of meat though, we'll probably see more of these muscle cows.

That could go into the same conversation as ethics. Do you think it's okay to control nature like this, even if the cows are being bred for the dinner plate?