Commercial Beef Industry
When most people hear the phrase “grain finished” it puts a bad picture in their head, and rightfully so! The commercial beef industry has left a bad stain in the minds of many for grain finishing cattle. Commercial cattle spend their lives in full confinement, meaning they are in an open feed lot or covered barn with no access to pasture. Feeders tend to OVER FEED their cattle (50-70lbs of feed a day) to the point of causing diabetes, early onset organ failure, obesity, and other chronic health issues. The cattle might not be “sick” but they are not health. The feed they are given is full of additives, hormones and antibiotics. Most commercial feeders include beta-antagonists in the cattle feed to slow the heart rate down in order to lower the cattle’s blood pressure, to counteract the unhealthy diet they are given. The goal in the commercial beef industry is to gain the most amount of weight the fastest and cheapest way possible. Most steers are slaughtered at 1400-1600lbs.
GlenDor Farm Beef
All of our cattle are pasture raised/grass fed. This means our cattle are on pasture their whole lives like God intended. We give our cattle 10-15lbs of local corn the last four months before slaughter, giving the meat more fat and a more tender texture. Our cattle are never in a feed lot, never given hormones, antibiotics, or additives to make them gain weight artificially fast. The cattle we raise weigh about 1100lbs at the time of slaughter and are healthy! Unlike the commercial beef industry, our cattle could continue to live long healthy lives due to proper nutrition, good health, and not being over fed with a synthetic diet.