and a little bit more............ !! I have a pedigree Aberdeen Angus Bull (of course) which I use on the dairy cows, and his daughters provide the tastiest steaks I have ever had ! The fat in the muscle tissue adds to the flavour and taste, when it is BBQ'd ! Meat without the fat is tasteless. I also have no problems keeping them in the field, unless there is nothing left to eat of course. cheers, Gideon. Original Message ----- From: "Lloyd Charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 3:11 AM Subject: Re: Cows
> Hi Pam > You should be pretty confused by now with all the different > advice so here's a bit more to add > 1 Angus not a good idea - they are difficult to handle unless you're used > to them - they stir up very easy - its part of the breed and are picky > eaters as well which leads to them escaping from lawful custody unless the > fences are excellent. A black steer standing in the middle of the road at > night blinking into the lights is a problem. The reason they are so popular > is that Japanese consumers (who pay the highest price for beef) prefer and > will only eat marbled beef - thats little veins of fat interspersed through > the tissues - this is largely a breed characteristic that angus and english > shorthorn have and hereford cattle dont have (highly developed in Japanese > waygu too) - and this characteristic has come to be associated (mistakenly) > with tenderness in beef - so we have the highest price paid for lot fed > angus beef. Tenderness has very little to do with breed or even age - its > pure and simple a lack of muscle tone from the animal standing around and > getting no excercise - grass fed meat is always going to be more chewy > because the animals are fitter. > 2 see if you can get crossbred calves from a dairy - the proper black > baldy (hereford / holstein cross) are really good - expect to pay at least > three times as much compared to straight holstein calves - but well worth it > ! > 3 That holstein steer calf will most likely be two year old and six foot > tall before he is in good enough condition to eat > 4 Jersey and guernsey cattle put down very yellow fat which is > objectionable to many people - but if you want a quiet milk cow a hand > reared jersey is ideal (strange thing is the jersey bull is a nasty > untrustworthy critter) > Take your time and have fun > Lloyd Charles >
