On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Ray Audette wrote:

> Modern domestic animals that produce high fat have been bred to emphaze
> traits shared by all Pleistocene Megafauna.

But even these domestic animals, when strictly pasture-fed, are
quite lean compared to their feedlot counterparts.  The "high
fat" content of these animals, as it pertains to our diet, is
intramuscular fat, which is quite different in composition from
the suet or hump fat traditionally used for pemmican.  Those fats
are not prized by animal breeders.  The intramuscular fat is
prized, but to get it the animal must be made obese.

It would be a mistake to believe that a heavily marbled steak is
the result of a breeding process designed to yield meats similar
to Pleistocene meats.  Fatty, marbled cuts of meat come from
obese animals.

Todd Moody
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