Meat, such as beef is matured to increase quality. Top quality beef for example is usually matured for 21 days. Two things occur during the maturation process, firstly the 'dry-aging' process which it goes through, enhances the flavour of the meat, which is clearly highly desirable for the consumer. And secondly, the enzymes in the meat break down the muscular fibres, which makes the meat extremely tender.
Yes, you can eat meat at any age of your life.
It is not the age of a turkey that decides when you will kill it for meat. It is the size, once the turkey is full size, or at the size you want it to be, you can kill it for meat.
9 months of age is the ideal age for slaughtering, as this will allow the meat to remain tender and lean. The older that the animal gets the tougher that the meat will become, at 9 months of age the meat will have the ideal marbling ratio (meat to fat conversions). At this time you would receive approximately 30 lbs of meat.
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Generally speaking, the meat from a bovine that is older than a year of age is referred to as beef.Meat from a bovine that is less than a year of age is called baby beef.Meat from a calf that is less than 3 months of age is called veal.
Lamb
Meat
Mutton or lamb depending on the age of the sheep when it was slaughtered.
The is not a specific age that a meat slicer company suggests usage. However, the person should have steady hands and understand how to use meat slicers safely.