>that show how unealthy , is the gain of weight, accomplished only >after
>120 days.

Sorry, Ingrid, but I'm going to call you on this one.  From the company's
materials...

Q:  What are the health benefits of buffalo?
A:  Since it is a wild animal the meat is naturally leaner.  It has less fat
and calories than a comparable portion of beef, chicken or even some fish.
The meat does not marble as beef does.  It also has 30% more protein than
beef.

Q:  Are there any other unique characteristics of buffalo?
A:  Buffalo meat is non-allergenic.  There has never been a case of cancer
detected in this animal.  Shark is the only other meat with this claim.

Q:  Are buffalo becoming domesticated?
A:  Definitely not!  They are a wild animal and will always remain so.
They are harder to manage when attempting to herd them, but otherwise easier
than cattle because they need less handling.  There is no need to pull
calves; a mosther buffalo needs no help, nor will she accept it.  There is
no branding; it destroys the hides.  There is no "steering" which would
result in more fat.

Back to me here.  As I understand it, during the last 120 days they are,
indeed, given some grain but NOT fed grain exclusively.  Note that the meat
does NOT marble.  Believe me, this is true.  Frankly, buffalo cuts are TOO
lean for my taste.  The ground buffalo includes some fat.  I put fat on
steak after it's done.

For those of us who don't have the time to get a hunting license, learn to
shoot a gun, sit freezing in the woods for God-knows-how-many hours and try
to hit moving targets a two-hour drive from home (i.e. most of us),
alternative meat products available in stores are our a pretty good idea.

By the way, the US buffalo herd went down to less than 1,000 at one point
with more than 60 million roaming the US before buffalo were killed
primarily to help "round up" Native American Indians and force them onto
reservations.  The herd is now at more than 300,000 with buffalo now found
in every state of the union.  I salute companies like this one for helping
this come to be.  New West Foods has also helped get buffalo meat onto
Indian reservations.

Dori Zook
Denver, CO
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