Hi everyone, I would like to start off by saying I agree with Kevin,
that we have the breed that does this naturally. However, I would
like to thank Steve for bringing this to our attention. The AGBA is
an organization for the record keeping and promotion of Galloway
cattle. We are not, and cannot all be grass finishers. Some of us
don't have enough grass, or the right grass to justify it. That
doesn't mean our cattle can't finish on grass, just that we don't. We
already know that in a feedlot, Galloways perform better, the higher
roughage the ration is. If there is information out there that can
help Galloway breeders produce a better product, I applaud the effort
of letting us all in on it. Thank you Steve.
Promoting Galloways
Harley Blegen
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Here's an alternative method that works much better:
1). Use the right bloodlines of galloway cattle that marble without=20
high levels of backfat. (isn't this what the breed is known for?)
2) Raise and finish them exclusively on grass and get 4-5 times
the=20=
level of CLA's as grain finished cattle AND get a much healthier=20
balance of Omega 3:6 FA's plus higher levels of other nutrients.
And you can do this with fewer inputs and sell the end product for
a=20=
premium price as many on this list are already doing.
It always makes me laugh when I hear the beef organizations claim
that=20=
the CLA levels between grain and grass finished animals is=20
insignificant. (even though the research shows otherwise) But
they=20=
are always looking for ways to increase the CLA in cattle finished
in=20=
the feedlot. WHY?? Why would they increase input costs on
something=20=
that doesn't matter? If they find a way to claim a certain ration=20
will raise CLA they will be all over it with marketing ploys. But
the=20=
fact remains they will never find a supplement that will give them
the=20=
levels of CLA that pasture finishing does.
Maybe someday these "good 'ol boy" organizations will figure out
that=20=
you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear. Most consumers are
not=20=
going to be fooled. If producers want to provide healthy beef to
the=20=
consumers they will have to change their management and feeding=20
practices. And in order to make this work they will also have to=20
change their genetics. However I am grateful that the commodity
beef=20=
sector continues to supply this country with a cheap low quality=20
product. This helps ensure that grass fed producers will continue
to=20=
receive premium prices for a long, long time as demand far exceeds=20
supply.
Kevin Fulton
On Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at 12:59 PM, Stephen Castner wrote:
Galloway Friends:
=A0
The University of Alberta reported last month:
In a series of studies lead by Dr. Erasmus Okine of the University
of=20=
Alberta, researchers showed that feeding modified diets to
increase=20=
conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in beef cattle resulted in
carcasses=20=
with higher levels of desirable marbling fat and lower levels of=20
undesirable backfat.
The link is:=A0 http://www.clanetwork.com/.
=A0
The article is short on specifics.=A0 Don't expect to find the
ration=20=
that the researchers used.=A0 However, contact information for Dr.=20
Okine is listed.
=A0
Regards,
=A0
Steve Castner
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<excerpt>
Here's an alternative method that works much better:
1). Use the right bloodlines of galloway cattle that marble without
high levels of backfat. (isn't this what the breed is known for?)
2) Raise and finish them exclusively on grass and get 4-5 times the
level of CLA's as grain finished cattle AND get a much healthier
balance of Omega 3:6 FA's plus higher levels of other nutrients.
And you can do this with fewer inputs and sell the end product for a
premium price as many on this list are already doing.
It always makes me laugh when I hear the beef organizations claim that
the CLA levels between grain and grass finished animals is
insignificant. (even though the research shows otherwise) But they
are always looking for ways to increase the CLA in cattle finished in
the feedlot. WHY?? Why would they increase input costs on something
that doesn't matter? If they find a way to claim a certain ration
will raise CLA they will be all over it with marketing ploys. But the
fact remains they will never find a supplement that will give them the
levels of CLA that pasture finishing does. =20
Maybe someday these "good 'ol boy" organizations will figure out that
you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear. Most consumers are not
going to be fooled. If producers want to provide healthy beef to the
consumers they will have to change their management and feeding
practices. And in order to make this work they will also have to
change their genetics. However I am grateful that the commodity beef
sector continues to supply this country with a cheap low quality
product. This helps ensure that grass fed producers will continue to
receive premium prices for a long, long time as demand far exceeds
supply.
Kevin Fulton
On Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at 12:59 PM, Stephen Castner wrote:
<excerpt>Galloway Friends:
=A0
The University of Alberta reported last month:
In a series of studies lead by Dr. Erasmus Okine of the University of
Alberta, researchers showed that feeding modified diets to increase
conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in beef cattle resulted in carcasses
with higher levels of desirable marbling fat and lower levels of
undesirable backfat.
The link is:=A0
=
<underline><color><param>0000,6665,0000</param>http://
www.clanetwork.com/<=
/color></underline>.
=A0
The article is short on specifics.=A0 Don't expect to find the ration
that the researchers used.=A0 However, contact information for Dr.
Okine
is listed.
=A0
Regards,
=A0
Steve Castner
</excerpt></excerpt>=
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