Not all of the pig/cow energy is spent on producing muscle mass/fat, essentially, it is eliminated with industrial production.
Initially, it probably will be quite expensive, but it is most certainly _potentially_ cheaper than real meat due to tech advances and economies of scale.
As for farm animals, they will be just bred less. Nobody will mass slaughter them just because there is a cheaper source of meat.
Initially, it probably will be quite expensive, but it is most certainly _potentially_ cheaper than real meat due to tech advances and economies of scale.
As for farm animals, they will be just bred less. Nobody will mass slaughter them just because there is a cheaper source of meat.