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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1543804" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Welcome!!</p><p>"MOST" beef breed calves are raised on the cow until they are about 7-8 months of age. They will weigh around 400 to 650# at that age, depending on breed and quality. Dairy calves can be purchased at 1 day old, but can be extremely risky. They can die very easily. Of course, all animals can die at any time. But, you are looking at feeding it much longer than a beef calf that has been raised on a cow. </p><p>Dairy calf - cheap to buy - risky - feed out longer, less muscling, but can be excellent eating. </p><p>Beef calf - more expensive - shorter feeding time, more muscling, excellent eating.</p><p>A steer is usually 13 - 30 months of age at harvest time. Depending on if you grass feed or grain feed. Grain fed cattle also get grass and/or hay. If you have your mind set on grass fed, you might want to find someone that grass feeds steers and buy a good quality steak, to make sure that is what you want to eat. Some of us would never eat grass fed, but that's an individual preference.</p><p>All cattle, whether beef or dairy has health requirements. Most everyone vaccinates against diseases. No one uses antibiotics unless animal gets sick, and you would be foolish not to treat a sick animal, but there is a holding time before it can be slaughtered. No meat sold at a store has antibiotics in it. This is false advertising.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1543804, member: 968"] Welcome!! "MOST" beef breed calves are raised on the cow until they are about 7-8 months of age. They will weigh around 400 to 650# at that age, depending on breed and quality. Dairy calves can be purchased at 1 day old, but can be extremely risky. They can die very easily. Of course, all animals can die at any time. But, you are looking at feeding it much longer than a beef calf that has been raised on a cow. Dairy calf - cheap to buy - risky - feed out longer, less muscling, but can be excellent eating. Beef calf - more expensive - shorter feeding time, more muscling, excellent eating. A steer is usually 13 - 30 months of age at harvest time. Depending on if you grass feed or grain feed. Grain fed cattle also get grass and/or hay. If you have your mind set on grass fed, you might want to find someone that grass feeds steers and buy a good quality steak, to make sure that is what you want to eat. Some of us would never eat grass fed, but that's an individual preference. All cattle, whether beef or dairy has health requirements. Most everyone vaccinates against diseases. No one uses antibiotics unless animal gets sick, and you would be foolish not to treat a sick animal, but there is a holding time before it can be slaughtered. No meat sold at a store has antibiotics in it. This is false advertising. [/QUOTE]
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