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TalkingDog

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5. The difference: Dirt and roots are better filters

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 02:02 PM

Oct 2012

And chemically they help in breaking down pathogens. Cow feces is allowed to "mature" before being put on your plants, otherwise the high nitrogen content would "burn" the plants. The "maturing" often includes temperature extremes that help kill pathogens.

Pig feces is particularly dangerous because of how easily porcine diseases are spread to humans.

Unlike the plants, which have the various buffers discussed above, fish and shrimp are ingesting the pathogens and becoming infected. Then they are shipped directly to your local WalMart, where low, low prices are everyday!

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Asian Seafood Raised on Pig Feces Approved for U.S. Consumers (Poop-Corn Shrimp) [View all] TalkingDog Oct 2012 OP

Sounds yummy! Kingofalldems Oct 2012 #1

Yum. sadbear Oct 2012 #2

Poop has been used for thousands of years as a fertilizer to grow crops.. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2012 #3

The difference: Dirt and roots are better filters TalkingDog Oct 2012 #5

Human feces was used in some other countries as fertilizer. Rich people's feces was considered Lint Head Oct 2012 #4

See my reply above. Got nothing against the use of feces as fertilizer. TalkingDog Oct 2012 #6

And still used in China where it is referred to as DonViejo Oct 2012 #8

Shrimp, lobsters, crabs and catfish are bottom feeders Lint Head Oct 2012 #10

Which draws to mind an old zinger used DonViejo Oct 2012 #11

LOL! Lint Head Oct 2012 #15

I don't eat Gulf Shrimp anymore HockeyMom Oct 2012 #7

Good idea to stop eating shrimp period. bluestate10 Oct 2012 #14

They've been using chicken waste for years here in the states woodsprite Oct 2012 #9

Gross! Quantess Oct 2012 #12

My guess would be that ain't kosher. HereSince1628 Oct 2012 #13