>>489936Not the person you replied to, but...
Allow me if you will, to point out some falsehoods in your response.
>often deleterious to the animalMost modern beef cattle raised in the US were developed in Scotland during the 19th century. While selective breeding is used (as it is in ALL food production industries) having cattle that are easily afflicted with disease and fail to thrive is counter productive. A process called "culling" keeps bad genes out of the stock. The same process is used breeding any animal. And of the major breeds in use today, very few have frequent genetic problems.
>imprisoning it for its entire life, feeding it a boring diet that is formulated purely for weight gainMaybe for veal, which is normally produced by dairy farmers.
Commercial beef production consists of:
Calfs raised with mothers and weaned weighing 400-650lbs at 6-10 months old
Stocker yearlings grow the calf to 600-850lbs on roughage (Grass, wheat pasture, and crop residues: cornstalks, grain stubble, beet tops)
Next comes the part you loathe: Feed lot operations- where they feed high energy (grain) until they hit a desirable slaughter weight of 900-1300lbs Most fed cattle are 15-24 months old when marketed for slaughter.
Clearly not "imprisoned for its entire life"
>non-therapeutic usage of antibiotics to promote weight gainPlease. Please. Please explain how this claims makes ANY sense whatsoever. Antibiotics are used to prevent diseases that would otherwise cause the carcass to be rejected by the USDA when they inspect it
