Ovo vegetarians (or eggetarians) are vegetarians who eat eggs but not meat or dairy products. Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea "Ovo" comes from the Latin word for egg. Pronunciation: /oe' voe/. A common health reason for choosing this diet is lactose intolerance. Lactose intolerance is the inability to metabolize Lactose, a sugar found in Milk and other Dairy products because the required enzyme
This vegetarian diet excludes dairy products. Ethical reasons for doing this include constantly keeping a cow pregnant in order for her to lactate and the slaughter of unwanted male calves. Other concerns include the standard practice of separating the mother from her calf and denying the calf its natural source of milk [1]. In contrast, however, hens are able to lay eggs for human consumption without being fertilized or reproducing. The common practice of keeping free range hens in the backyard illustrates this, and also demonstrates that hens can be treated as pets rather than egg-laying machines. Free range is a method of Farming Husbandry where the Animals are allowed to roam freely instead of being contained in any manner This standpoint is in contrast to the ethical argument for lacto vegetarianism. A lactovegetarian diet is a vegetarian diet which includes Dairy products such as Milk, Cheese, Yogurt, Butter, Cream