Incidentally, the grass-feeding link to Ecoli may have more to do with
what the cow's digestive system contains during slaughter.  The paper I
read indicates that grass feeding for even only the last 5 days of the
cow's life is enough to get all the Ecoli-suppression benefits.

Not that it fixes any of the other stuff.

-Mike


Paul D. Butler wrote:

>>Nutritional analysis from my beef supplier.  Oliva
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>>                                    Grain-Fed Beef         Grass-Fed Beef
>>              Fed Grain                Yes                    No
>>              Omega-3 FA's          0.1                   1.22
>>              Omega-6 FA's          3.1                   1.08
>>              CLA                         0.21                  1.46
>>              Beta Carotene         41.0                  87.0
>>              Vitamin E                1.3                   5.3
>>              Vitamin A               10.0                  52.0
>>              Total Fat            High & Saturated    Lean & Proper Balance
>>              Flavor                  Bland/Pasty        Original and Bold
>>              All Other Factors          Fair                 Perfect
>>              E. coli Danger             High                 Minimal
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>The danger from Ecoli is minimal in any beef product but even lower with
>grassfinished beef.
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