Why are Niman Ranch cattle fed only vegetarian feeds?
Cows in nature eat only plants – they’re strict herbivores. Cows’ digestive systems are unequipped to ward off disease from infected animal tissue. For this and other reasons, we have mandated 100% vegetarian feed for all Niman Ranch cattle. We have never allowed the use of any meat, meat by-products, fish meal, feather meal, blood meal, urea or any other animal flesh. As a safety measure, to ensure feed suppliers are providing only 100% vegetarian feeds to our ranchers, we conduct random testing on feed supplies at least once a month.
