"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
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> Ms P > wrote:
>


>>They can spend as long as 200 days in a feedlot. Calves can be taken
>>directly from weaning to the feedlot and raised entirely in a feedlot.
>>They're called calf-feds. Cattle are generally slaughtered at 20 months
>>of
>>age or less.
>
> I really should have said "grass-fed" rather than "free-range",
> as it is this that leads to shorter cooking times and different
> fat chemsitry/quality.
>
> Free range, grain-finished beef is not much different from
> feedlot beef.
>
> Steve

That makes a difference. Grass-fed cattle also get more exercise and are
tougher since they're not just standing around getting fat.

Ms P