Whats the difference between grassfed and other types of beef?
Conventional – I believe that the conventional grassfed beef that is available to consumers today is a safe product as described by today’s sense of the word. There is a large market for this product. However, conventional grassfed beef is generally a commodity and has typically lost the identity of the animals from which it is made. The product commonly contains: Imported beef trimmings from Australia or New Zealand Dairy animals that are frequently given hormone injections to increase their milk production. High fat trimmings from feedlot cattle that have had the higher value cuts marketed separately. Beef from cattle that have had growth promoting hormones utilized or given antibiotics. Natural – This product is derived from source verified cattle that have not been exposed to added hormones or antibiotics. Preservatives, additives, or irradiation are not used. The cattle typically have been fattened in a feedlot on a high grain diet and their higher value cuts are marketed separate
