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Post by BBQ Butcher on Aug 15, 2012 12:32:49 GMT -5
Had a couple people on another forum ask WHY corn wasn't good for cows...
1) Cows were not meant to eat corn! They were created to eat grass and that is all they ate in the United States until about 100 years ago.
2) Demand for beef led to feed lots and growing them quicker in order to satisfy our need for steaks.
3) Switching the cows from grass to corn enables quicker growth. For example, at slaughter the cows are now 14-16 months old instead of 5 years old!
4) Cows cannot digest corn and it will make them sick the longer they eat corn. To combat this, the growers add antibiotics, growth hormones and other supplements to their diet!
5) The corn diet will lead to excess acid in the cows’ intestines and elevate the presence of E.coli bacteria and diarrhea. This is not good for the cow or US, for that matter.
6) Corn-fed beef has more over all fat and also more artery clogging saturated fat!
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