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<blockquote data-quote="hillsdown" data-source="post: 414201" data-attributes="member: 5106"><p>I am not attacking anyone but just wanted to know.Some people say that Holstein meat is crap when they don't know what they are talking about.The biggest myth conception is that it is very lean.Not true if it is lean then it was not finished properly.The fact is that Holstein meat actually marbles better than most beef breeds because it marbles completely through the meat evenly.Maybe that is why it takes longer to finish.</p><p></p><p>A few years ago we did a Hereford an Angus and a Holstein steer.All raised on the same feed and weened at the same age so everything was completely controled. Finished them on 70lbs a day of steam rolled barley per day for 3 months.The Holstein ended up having the least amount of waste and from the 5 people that all animals were divided up for was the best marbled and tastiest. All animals were not on grass since calves and had free choice of really good hay.</p><p>The only thing you have to really watch with a Holstein is that they cannot handle that high intake as quickly as beef breeds.</p><p>If finished properly they are awesome and worth the little bit of extra effort.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hillsdown, post: 414201, member: 5106"] I am not attacking anyone but just wanted to know.Some people say that Holstein meat is crap when they don't know what they are talking about.The biggest myth conception is that it is very lean.Not true if it is lean then it was not finished properly.The fact is that Holstein meat actually marbles better than most beef breeds because it marbles completely through the meat evenly.Maybe that is why it takes longer to finish. A few years ago we did a Hereford an Angus and a Holstein steer.All raised on the same feed and weened at the same age so everything was completely controled. Finished them on 70lbs a day of steam rolled barley per day for 3 months.The Holstein ended up having the least amount of waste and from the 5 people that all animals were divided up for was the best marbled and tastiest. All animals were not on grass since calves and had free choice of really good hay. The only thing you have to really watch with a Holstein is that they cannot handle that high intake as quickly as beef breeds. If finished properly they are awesome and worth the little bit of extra effort. [/QUOTE]
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