I have a friend that keeps longhorn steers til they're 5 before he butchers and swears they're the best steaks. I don't want one to get over 24 months.At what age is a beef when you should consider having the whole thing ground into burger ?
I thought mad cow was only a spinal cord issue, not marrow...by rule over three should all be boneless [ mad cow from the marrow], we do 20 t0 24 months as we like bone in, we have done over three with roast, brisket ,loins and stew meat boneless and grind everything else. The older the cow the coarser and grainier the loins become.
You are correct. The parts they suggest avoiding are the brain, tonsils, eyes, spinal cord, certain parts of the nervous system, and part of the small intestine.I thought mad cow was only a spinal cord issue, not marrow...