Unique Content Article: What Makes Grass-Fed Beef Farms Different

What Makes Grass-Fed Beef Farms Different

by Marissa Velazquez

There was a time when grass-fed beef farms were a way of life. All cattle were raised grazing in natural pastures on large ranches and sold to meat packing companies for processing. Then in the 1950s things changed and cattle were taken to large enclosed lots where they were fed enhanced grain to fatten them up for processing. Between 1950 and 1980 virtually every source of cattle came from these lots.

Changing to large feed lots and feeding the cattle grain rather than grass helped to control the production and supply of meat in America. It helped neutralize some of the things that can change without notice in the cattle industry. The weather, grazing conditions and market pricing became stabilized within a very short period of time. Since that time, however, nutritional experts have determined that the switch from pasture to feed lots was not in the best interests of the health of consumers.

When cattle were shifted from pasture to feeding lots certain nutrients that are commonly associated with overall good health began progressively diminishing from the meat that came from cattle. Omega 3 fatty acids, an element associated with heart and brain health has become significantly lessened overall.CLA, a effective cancer fighting element found in meat products has also dropped.

Omega 3 fatty acids are not just good for your heart and blood pressure. They also help with neurological issues that can happen as we age or ones such as depression and anxiety that can happen at any age. In addition to omegas there is another acid called CLA in grazing cattle that can effectively fight cancer.

When calves are left with their mothers for a minimum of eight months after birth they stand a better chance of acquiring the proper body frame. They can then be finished correctly and put on the proper marbling of fat. Finishing is the process of putting weight on the animal prior to processing. When the animals are finished in the feed lots they layer on fat rather than marbling their meat.

Pasture grazing is not the most cost efficient method of raising cattle. Fortunately, for approximately two thousand ranchers in America and Canada it is the only method they will use and there is a market for their products. They consider the additives, that the grains used in feeding lots contain, to be seriously dangerous to people.

Animals kept in the feeding lots are under constant stress. The overcrowding and unsanitary conditions are just the beginning of the problems. Many cattle become ill from eating the grains and the additives that are put in them. Anti-biotic are added to counter the problems inherent to the lots and the amounts must increase as the tolerance rises in the animals. These medications are passed to people who also get a raised tolerance to the medications through consumption of the meat.

These farmers are not called organic farmers. They are a cut above organic. The farmers who raise these cattle must rotate their fields on a regular basis to ensure that there is no over grazing. The cattle are raised in a calm, stress free environment that encourages some of the best tasting meat found anywhere in the country. On <A href="http://www.boeckmannfamilyfarmllc.com">grass-fed beef farms</A> the main goal is producing the purest form of meat to the customer.



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