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Not always - Halal is the religious dietary law for Islam, which describes how to confer the blessing of Allah upon the meat. Grass fed is a production method unrelated to Halal slaughter rituals. You can purchase any of four combinations of the two: grass fed Halal beef, grass fed but not Halal beef, Halal but not grass fed beef and neither grass fed nor Halal beef.
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Do grass fed beef get any grain at all?
No. If grass-fed cattle got any grain, they wouldn't be grass-fed then. Grass-fed beef comes from cattle that are finished on grass only, with absolutely NO grain.
What is the carbon footprint of grass-fed beef production compared to conventional beef production?
Grass-fed beef production generally has a lower carbon footprint compared to conventional beef production because grass-fed cattle produce less methane, a potent greenhouse gas, than grain-fed cattle.
Does grass-fed beef have a distinct smell compared to conventionally raised beef?
Yes, grass-fed beef can have a slightly different smell compared to conventionally raised beef. Grass-fed beef may have a more earthy or grassy aroma due to the diet of the cattle.
Do you only feed beef cattle hay?
No beef cattle can also be fed, grass, corn, insilage, silage, grain, oats, barley.
How does grass fed beef work?
Grass-fed beef is simply beef that comes from cattle that were finished on high-quality grass, not grain. In other words, they were on pasture instead of a feedlot, and once they reached a desirable body condition and weight, they were gathered, trailered and sent to a slaughter plant that processes natural or grass-fed beef.
What are the benefits of eating grass fed beef?
The benefits of eating grass fed beef is more than just taste. There is also a health factor to it. Typically, grass fed cattle are not fed growth hormones, or antibiotics, making them much healthier for human consumption.
What is unique about American cattle?
The feeding of grain to cattle is unique to the United States. Americans and an increasing number of international consumers have developed a taste for American grain-fed beef, as opposed to beef cattle fattened on grass only.
Is grass fed beef leaner than grain fed beef?
Yes. Because grass-fed cattle have been finished on grass, which has a lower energy or lipid content than grain, typically they would have less fat than those finished on grain, and thus a more desirable or lower fat:muscle ratio.
Is Dierberg's beef corn fed or grass fed?
Most likely they sell grain-fed (or "corn-fed") beef.
When beef packages say vegetarian feed does that also mean that the cows are grass fed?
No. There are many cattle feeds that are vegetarian besides grass. The most common are corn and soy.
Is it healthier to consume grass fed beef versus non grass fed beef?
Yes, grass-fed beef is healthier to consume. This is because it is much more balanced in omega fats (more Omega-3's than Omega-6's) and is lower in HDL and saturated fatty acids, which are "bad fats." Grass-fed beef is also much higher in CLA's than grain-fed. It also tends to taste better than grain-fed (like, it's not like eating cardboard, but real beef) and does not contain traces of antibiotics and hormones because cattle finished on grass are healthier: they don't need hormones and antibiotics to "help" them reach finish quality.
What kind of beef comes from pastured cattle fed with organic feed?
Organic Beef
