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sangnoir
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Warrior skeletons reveal Bronze Age Europeans coul...
You could also harvest and consume the blood[1], without having to kill any cattle.
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https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/cow-blood-kenya-maasai
kaesar14
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This must be more dangerous disease transmission wise?
sangnoir
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If you choose to consume the blood raw, then yes, it can be a vector for pathogens. However, most pastoralist societies know how to keep their herds healthy.
eru
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That's for the vector from cow to human. But cutting into your cow also makes it more likely for your cow to catch something, doesn't it?
scns
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maasai_people#Diet
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1. https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/cow-blood-kenya-maasai