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your omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acid ratio
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<blockquote data-quote="hayray" data-source="post: 614331" data-attributes="member: 3046"><p>4TC - you need to quote your source. I have seen several other studies about the fat contents and types of grain vs. grass fed and the numbers were no where near what you pointed out. I think we can all agree there is a difference in fat but like I said, the numbers I have seen were no where near that. The cattle feeders are not afraid to change, they are afraid to go broke, it is an economic issue. There is no way American beef producers would stay competitive and raise the amount of beef we currently do with a 100 % grass fed system. Currently well over half the system is grass fed because of the predominance of the cow calf industry on grass lands, but in order to have a finishing system on grass I don't believe we would have the acreage to do that, or at least not economically competitive with other ag. commodity uses of acreage. Also, beef has been battleing consistency and quality issues for decades, can you imagine the consistency issues with grass fed beef? - Consumer preference studies over-whelmingly sway towards grain fed feed, so why produce a product that will limit the field to a smaller group of consumers. Grass fed beef makes money by charging premiums for the product, it is a niche market and would no longer be a niche market on a massive scale with high premiums needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hayray, post: 614331, member: 3046"] 4TC - you need to quote your source. I have seen several other studies about the fat contents and types of grain vs. grass fed and the numbers were no where near what you pointed out. I think we can all agree there is a difference in fat but like I said, the numbers I have seen were no where near that. The cattle feeders are not afraid to change, they are afraid to go broke, it is an economic issue. There is no way American beef producers would stay competitive and raise the amount of beef we currently do with a 100 % grass fed system. Currently well over half the system is grass fed because of the predominance of the cow calf industry on grass lands, but in order to have a finishing system on grass I don't believe we would have the acreage to do that, or at least not economically competitive with other ag. commodity uses of acreage. Also, beef has been battleing consistency and quality issues for decades, can you imagine the consistency issues with grass fed beef? - Consumer preference studies over-whelmingly sway towards grain fed feed, so why produce a product that will limit the field to a smaller group of consumers. Grass fed beef makes money by charging premiums for the product, it is a niche market and would no longer be a niche market on a massive scale with high premiums needed. [/QUOTE]
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