On Jul 6, 11:52*am, Gorio > wrote:
> 'Bryan[_6_ Wrote:
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> > ;1755181']On Jul 6, 4:50*am, sf wrote:-
> > On Thu, 5 Jul 2012 18:24:25 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
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> > On Jul 5, 7:57*pm, sf wrote:-
> > On Thu, 5 Jul 2012 12:13:57 -0700 (PDT), Bryan--
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> > They were $3.99/#, had no marbling whatsoever, and were a deep red,
> > with no tail. *There was very little fat anywhere on them. *I
> > grilled
> > one over pure cherry wood, well seared but rare inside. *It tasted
> > grass fed, not even corn finished. *The strip side was fairly
> > tender,
> > but the filet was melt-in-you-mouth tender. *I liked it better than
> > the USDA Choice ones I usually buy.--
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> >http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-...ing-more-beef-...
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> > It looks like from that article that cattle are mostly grain
> > FINISHED,
> > but grass fed until later in life. *The corn feeding thing in the USA
> > is far worse. *They have to give the cattle antibiotics because they
> > get sick from eating starch instead of cellulose. *It's called,
> > "subacute acidosis," and it's caused by feeding cattle corn instead
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> > grass/hay/forage. *After I post this, I'm going to email SAVE-A-LOT,
> > and compliment their Mexican beef. *I prefer leaner over more tender,
> > and I prefer the better fatty acid content of beef that has been
> > merely corn *finished*, rather than corn fed for extended periods.-
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> > The article clearly said that the beef you *think* was grass fed
> > probably isn't.
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> > But a quorum of characteristics suggest that it was, at least mostly.
> > Roy called Mexican steaks, "No taste, no fat, no flavor." *That's the
> > exact criticism of grass fed beef. *Americans generally prefer corn
> > fed.
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> > --Bryan
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> Most grass fed beef are feed graas. But, most are also fed corn and
> other things. Now that corn has gone through the roof, blends with oats
> have become popular. You don't always get what think in a grocery store.
> Nice to know the people who raise the animals you eat.
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> Same thing for BGH free milk. The great majority of milk Americans buy
> comes from cows jacked up on this. My neighbor is organic and his cows
> will live for 10-15 years. The average Growth Hormone Boosted cow will
> last 2-2.5 years. Not even enough time to replace that cow with a young
> hieffer (that may reach 3 years before she yields milk).
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> Greater production; but it does seem a little nasty that those big
> critters only live a short life. Price of progress.

Yeah, I have no problem with the healthfulness of BGH milk, nor the
short life, but just the issue of the discomfort to the cows.
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> Gorio

--Bryan