What farm animals produce food?
What Are Animal Byproducts and Why Do They Matter?A product other than muscle meat harvested or manufactured from livestock is described as an animal byproduct by the USDA. That covers a wide range of possibilities, …
What Are Animal Byproducts and Why Do They Matter?A product other than muscle meat harvested or manufactured from livestock is described as an animal byproduct by the USDA. That covers a wide range of possibilities, …
Gelbvieh (pronounced Gel-fee) arose in Northern Bavaria’s three Franconian districts in southern Germany. It was developed from many local strains of ‘Red-Yellow Franconian’ cattle and was once a triple-purpose breed (milk, meat, and draft); Gelbvieh …
Breeding Origins The Chianina is considered to be one of the oldest cattle breeds on the earth. The Georgic poets, Columella and Vergil, admired them, and they served as models for Roman sculptures. The breed’s …
Galloway Belted A HistoryMany concerns about their origins are influenced by the unusual appearance of belted Galloway cattle. They are familiarly known as ‘Belties’ by animal breeders with a black, red or dun colour sandwiched …
Limousin cattle come from the Limousin and Marche regions of France and are a breed of heavily muscled beef cattle. The breed is known in France as the Limousine. Limousins were first shipped in large …
Simmental by Simmental A HistoryThe Simmental is a cattle breed whose history goes back to the Middle Ages. Early reports suggest that a hybrid between large German cattle and a smaller breed indigenous to Switzerland …
By their distinctive colour markings and excellent milk quality, Holstein cattle are recognised most easily. Physical CharacteristicsBig, stylish animals with colour patterns of black and white or red and white are Holsteins. At birth, a …
GRADES of beefThe U.S. inspects all beef for wholesomeness. Agriculture Department (USDA)* and is graded for quality and accuracy. You’ve read about the grades of Prime, Option and Select-and Prime tops the grading scale. In …
Around Aberdeen Angus A HistoryIn the early part of the 19th century, the Aberdeen Angus breed (or Angus as it is internationally known) was formed from the polled and predominantly black cattle of North East …
Livestock or farm animals have been a good source of revenue for human beings since ancient times. And livestock farming is undeniably a money-making industry at present, both on a large and small scale. If …