Wagyu beef cows are usually slaughtered at around 30 months, unlike their traditional counterparts, which are slaughtered at 18 months. A major determinant of whether these cattle are ready for slaughter is their weight. Wagyu cattle typically weigh about 1,500 pounds before they are considered ...
After two years of caring for meat chickens and falling in love with the birds only for them to be slaughtered, I decided to buy my own chickens. At 11 years old, I started my first of many entrepreneurial ventures to save money for my own flock of layer breeds. Pretty soon, I proudl...
One New Year's meal that's particularly popular among Irish Americans, or Americans who are Irish in spirit, and that's corned beef and cabbage. The meal, which is also often associated with St. Patrick's Day, is meant to help bring good fortune into the new year. Folks opt for corne...
Since Jersey cows are such prolific producers, this is a suitable arrangement for the family farm, making less work for all involved while still providing sufficient amounts of milk for daily human needs. The calf ends up healthier as a result of nursing and growing up in a natural, less s...
Look, I am attempting to transition into vegetarianism, and there aren’t too many obstacles getting in the way of going to that path (okay, I still want bacon on occasion, but there are alternatives), except for my parents. They are concerned that: A: It will “stunt” my growth (...
to edible meat, at least four times more efficient than pigs, and twice as efficient as chickens, according to the FAO. And unlike other farmed animals, crickets are raised in compact, multi-story farms with comparatively little water, and are “slaughtered” humanely through a freezing process...
Right? Oftentimes, when we start practicing more proficient swine husbandry, around two months to three months before the pig is going to be slaughtered, we actually reduce the amount of crude protein down to 14%. Maybe even 12%, depending on the breed. The reason why we will do that is...
Even cows burping cause 2.4% of the methane put into the atmosphere. Millions of cattle are raised and/or butchered for our addiction to dairy, meat and leather items. Their methane burps also get trapped in our atmosphere which in turn cause warmer weather, which then continues to melt ...
Over 56 billion land animals are killed annually in the meat industry alone. Over 7 times the human population of Earth bred and slaughtered in the span of one year, every year. Think to yourself, how much land and resources does this take? How much water and grain is necessary to feed...
Corn has a similar prolamine called zein. Now you can heed or disregard this information as you please, but grains are a significant problem for most people. Upon removal of these grains, you will notice that you feel better. With reintroduction of grains…well, you feel worse. Keep in min...