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Typically, once calves reach six or eight months, they are weaned and sent to larger, industrial pastures to roam in vast herds, fattening on grass, though this pastoral interlude is a short one.

Adam worries over his physique, which he has tried to mold with Doritos, squats and a drug designed to fatten up livestock, “specifically sheep.”

It is so-called because the process of “fattening the pig” - gaining the victim’s trust - is vital to its success.

"The movement of sheep and goats for breeding, fattening and slaughter is banned throughout Greece," the agriculture ministry said.

Mountain goats deal with heavy snow, and have a short window of time to fatten up before the thick of winter.