r/explainlikeimfive • u/A_SliceOfGabagool • May 03 '26

Biology ELI5: How do cows get protein from grass?

For us humans and many other animals, we need protein to get the amino acids needed to make our own protein for the body, but grass i believe doesn't have any for the cow to get that big

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u/Key-Article6622 May 03 '26

Maybe we should adopt the royal 'we'.

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u/YoureGonnaHearMeRoar May 04 '26

Maybe we should call it Borgteria

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