JAM The next time my dad goes through and castrates, you want me to send a shipment of RMO out to you?
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Originally posted by Munchkin03
Cows who are allowed to graze naturally are better for us than cows that are fed grain. Grain is much cheaper, but has a much higher potential for contamination.
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Not necessarily, wildlife carcasses and feces can also contaminate pastures where cattle graze. If the farmer/rancher keeps good track of his cattle and moniters what they're being fed, they should be safe no matter if they're ranch or feedlot.
ETA: As far as just straight BSE goes, yes, grain-fed cattle are more likely to be contaminated than pastured cattle, but as far as other diseases go, any cattle anywhere can get them.
But I'm also biased because my dad and his brothers have been raising feedlot beef cattle for over 40 years They're almost all completely grain fed except when the cows/heifers are calving, then they're pastured and given hay.
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