Why hasn't venison become a traditional meat for humans like pork and beef?

Venison is actually very delicious and rich in nutrients, at least not as good as pork or beef. Venison is tender in texture, has more lean meat, and less connective tissue. It is rich in protein, inorganic salts, sugar and a certain amount of

vitamins and are easily digested and absorbed by the human body.

I personally prefer to eat venison, but venison is a high-grade game, so it is obviously more expensive, so it can only be eaten occasionally to satisfy my craving, but not to my fullest enjoyment.

But there is a reason why venison has not become a traditional meat for humans like pork and beef.

If you go to some museums, you will find that among some Neolithic cultural relics, there are always animal bone products, and deer bones are often among them.

In fact, judging from the archaeological remains, the main target of human hunting at the beginning was wild deer, because this kind of creature is strong in physique, but its attack power is not strong. It is not as powerful as lions and tigers, and it is not easy to be captured!

Moreover, deer skin is a relatively good material for keeping warm and cold, so it is very common for deer bones and their products to appear in many relics of that period.

But have humans tamed wild deer so that they look like chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep and are kept in captivity?

Compared to a dozen pigs in a lifetime.

There are 2-4 sheep in a litter.

Although cows only have one or two babies per litter, they are good at working and have a lot of beef. People in some places have a special liking for beef.

As for deer: there is only one in a litter, and it is difficult to feed them.

Deer are hard to feed.

It is no exaggeration to say that if you are timid or afraid of people, setting off firecrackers around you during the holidays may scare you to death.

Moreover, the process of deer domestication is slow and difficult, and deer often need a relatively large space for activities.

Here comes the paradox: if the activity space is large, your costs will increase; if the activity space is small, you may not be able to support it.

However, it is still very profitable to raise deer, after all, the unit price is high.

It is also a rare delicacy on the table.

Venison is a highly caloric meat.

The heat content of this kind of meat is much higher than that of beef and mutton, and should be about the same as dog meat.

Therefore, if humans domesticate deer in large numbers, they will eat a lot of highly caloric venison.

This is obviously unacceptable to the ancients who paid great attention to health care, because getting angry will inevitably cause many diseases.

Therefore, except for the northern alpine regions, other regions are obviously not suitable for eating large amounts of venison.

On the contrary, pork, which seems unhealthy to modern people, is the most widely eaten across the country, mainly because it is not so hot and can better adapt to the climate characteristics of a vast territory.

The living habits of deer are not suitable for domestication and can only be raised in free range. In addition, the deer's ability to adapt to climate and temperature differences is poor, so it is impossible to breed it in large quantities. Therefore, it is impossible for people across the country to eat venison, and only a small number of people can.

Good taste.