Millions of Cows Fed Brewery Waste, Raising Dairy Alarm

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India’s booming milk production is increasingly supported by the use of unregulated brewery waste—primarily spent grains and by-products from beer production—as cheap cattle feed on dairy farms nationwide. While this practice helps boost milk volumes, veterinarians, dairy scientists and farmers warn it may be compromising milk quality and herd health. Industry observers say that rising…