I've decided to blog about the farm and the spoiled rotten animals that are raised here as a kind of diary mostly for myself. Hopefully others will enjoy the stories and see the work it takes to operate even a small farm. It's not all hard work, animals bring great joy and laughter too. PETA & HSUS would have you believe that all farms treat their animals miserably. This is just not true. Livestock needs to be in optimum health and condition to reproduce healthy offspring. We raise meat animals and our own produce. The only way to know for sure what the animal was fed is by raising them ourselves. You are what you eat. We don't want hormones or grains in our meat. Bovine growth hormones are going to be in the meat and milk when you eat/drink it. No corn is fed to the cattle, sheep, or goats. All it does is fatten the animal which transfers to more saturated fat and cholesterol in the meat. Clemson University did a study and this is what they came up with:
11 Reasons Grass-fed Beef is Better for You
*Lower fat, cholesterol and calories
*Higher in vaccenic acid (which can be transformed into CLA)
*Higher levels of Omega 3 fatty acids
*Healthier ratio of Omega 3's to Omega 6 fats (1.65 vs 4.85)
*Higher levels of beta carotene (Vitamin A)
*Higher levels of CLA's (conjugated linoleic acid)
*Higher in the minerals calcium, magnesium and potassium
*Higher in alphatecopherol (Vitamin E)
*Higher in B-vitamins and riboflavin
*Lower saturated fats linked with heart disease
*No corn, soy or wheat. Good ingredients for donuts but bovine do better without them.
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