Ethical Livestock Management
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Dream of owning a farm? Can you earn a living with cattle? Surprised?
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The farm raises grass-fed beef, meaning the cattle are not fed grain, which is typical in feedlot operations. Importantly, the animals do not receive routine dewormer (only if visibly 'wormy'), antibiotics (only if genuinely sick), or steroids. Furthermore, young bull calves are not castrated as babies (to become steers for market) nor are hormones implanted. The philosophy is to allow nature's hormones to grow the animals naturally, in contrast to the confined, often unsanitary, and heavily medicated conditions found in many industrial feedlots, which he argues produce 'fluff' beef.
Goal: The farmer details his ethical approach to raising grass-fed beef, which includes avoiding common industry practices such as routine deworming, antibiotics (unless medically necessary), steroids, and early castration.
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