GLA
Well-known member
If animals are fed antibiotics to keep them from getting sick, are they healthy?
This is what we call "prevention medicine". Research has shown the use of "some" antibiotics prevent calves from getting deathly sick at weaning time. Not so much different as giving your child a dose of Vitamin C or children's Tylenol at the first signs of a cold. We have a big investment in the calves....why not do everything ethically possible to give them the best chance for survival!
If animals have to be given hormones, is the genetic selection correct?
Once again research gives the naturally occuring hormones a boost to help the animal's genetics produce what the market desires. Beef cattle genetics are changing on a daily basis as the market demands!
If we fail to address consumer concerns, are we helping ourselves as an industry?
Where in the world do you think "All-Natural", "Age & Source Verified", CAB programs came from.......the customer desired a difference in their selection at the meat counter.....and the Beef Industry responded!
This is what we call "prevention medicine". Research has shown the use of "some" antibiotics prevent calves from getting deathly sick at weaning time. Not so much different as giving your child a dose of Vitamin C or children's Tylenol at the first signs of a cold. We have a big investment in the calves....why not do everything ethically possible to give them the best chance for survival!
If animals have to be given hormones, is the genetic selection correct?
Once again research gives the naturally occuring hormones a boost to help the animal's genetics produce what the market desires. Beef cattle genetics are changing on a daily basis as the market demands!
If we fail to address consumer concerns, are we helping ourselves as an industry?
Where in the world do you think "All-Natural", "Age & Source Verified", CAB programs came from.......the customer desired a difference in their selection at the meat counter.....and the Beef Industry responded!