Haven"t read the book but I"ve been raising grass fed beef since 1976. Cattle were finished on grass til believe the end of WWII and then all this grain was a available afer the end of the war and it was put to use fattening cattle after the universities ran numerous studies to figure out how to do it. People developed a liking for "corn fed" beef and it was a cheap and quick way to fatten animals so that"s how we got to where we are today with fat cattle. With grain prices escalating, grass fed beef begins to look like a better way to go, BUT you have to be willing to pay for the addtional time(time ~ $"s) to finish the animal.
There was a book that came out about 10 years ago about the health implications of grass fed beef and I believe there is a website ( google grass fed beef). Grass fed beef is higher in linoleic acid and I beleive beta carotene than grain fed beef and is proported to be "healthier". I am skeptical of all these health claims because, like "organic food" claims, there have been no scienticially proved health advantages to them yet so as far as I"m concerned, they are no more than marketing claims. I raise grass fed beef because I like it, it"s a sustainable practice (I consider myself a grass rancher who utilizes the cows to harvest the crop and turn it into valuable protein for human consumption), and some people are willing to pay me fairly for what we produce, unlike commodity beef.
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