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Originally posted by eyesrbrown4areason
have you heard where it came from??? just curious! :)
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It's all over the news up here of course, being local, and it's "still under investigation".
Fortunately the cow was a Holstein AND a "downer cow". Holsteins are primarily dairy cows because of their size and high lactation rate - they produce ALOT of milk. They are still slaughtered for beef, eventually, but since this one was a downer (sick and weak) it was inelligible for use as food. Unlike Herefords, which are primarily used for beef only, Holsteins are tracked by genealogy and this cow's pedigree is more "traceable". The dairy industry is very strict like that. Friends of mine are part of the big Dutch community in my area, and dairy farmers; they have vets come to their farm and run tests on milk samples from EVERY cow around twice a month. I believe there is a regulation requiring that. Beef industry isn't as strict. If it were a Hereford steer, they probably would have very few records of where it came from.
As Gache said, the best thing is to start getting back to traditional meats like elk, buffalo, deer and moose. If you eat alot of beef, consider buying organically raised/fed beef, or buy kosher or hallal meats (both Jews and Muslims have very strict religious laws regarding the fitness of meat for food).