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From: Bonnie York
>
, Lloyd Charles wrote:
>
> > Yeah maybe I overdid that a bit but they do fatten slow and end up big
> > compared to beef breeds
>
> Two years is about right for holsteins. That was when we sent ours to
> market.
>
> The meat is not fatty like the usual beef breeds. Ours were left to
> range all year, fed hay in the winter, never had a bit of grain, and
> NEVER any antibiotics.
>
> I still say the beef was better than any I've ever bought and I knew
> what went into the meat. There are people who will pay well for knowing.
>
> Bonnie
>
I am with you all the way on this and if the people who won't pay for
knowing could see some of the things that go on at the feedlot many would
change in a hurry. We had an incident in Queensland a few years ago where a
major operation lost 1500 head in a few days due to feeding chicken litter
in the ration - yep you read right - raw bedding poop an all straight into
the feed mix. No allowed now but what else still is??
I am a bit surprised that you are still allowed to package and sell your
own meat. I think we would not be able to do this legally in Australia.
Cheers
Llolyd Charles
