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My opinion exactly.bheila said:Our steer is only grass fed so there isn't too much to worry about.
It won't matter as they have to follow the laws in place.GrassFarmerGalloway said:My opinion exactly.bheila said:Our steer is only grass fed so there isn't too much to worry about.
This is kinda off-topic from what you said Kitty but that's exactly where it sounds fishy about the butcher leaving the client (the person having their animals butchered) to take care of the spinal cord/skull. It could be possible of other animals contracting BSE if they have contact with the spinal cord/brain of the animal if it is not buried, if the client fails to follow standards of burying dead stock. I'm not sure if it is possible for other cattle to contract BSE thru sniffing/licking or just nuzzling the spinal cord/skull around (though I highly think it is), but that's what kinda came to mind when this was mentioned.Farmer Kitty said:Problem comes when you have to buy your grain and there is a possiblity that it is contaminated. Here in the US it isn't as much as an issue as it is in other countries but, the precautions are still there.GrassFarmerGalloway said:Mad Cow disease happens when cows are fed animal-byproducts. As long as you feed your cows good hay and grain, you shouldn't have to worry about mad cow.
This is what my husband's trying to convince me to do.brettdachickenfarmer said:Well we always keep the heads and cook them... there is alot of meat on them you can cook the whole head in a deep pit wrapped in aluminum foil its all edible and darn tasty too..
I know you can get mad cow from infected brain and spinal cords, but can you get it from the bones too?GrassFarmerGalloway said:I'm not going to argue with you. You are obviously much more educated than I. Just put out what I learned a while back. :/Farmer Kitty said:Problem comes when you have to buy your grain and there is a possiblity that it is contaminated. Here in the US it isn't as much as an issue as it is in other countries but, the precautions are still there.GrassFarmerGalloway said:Mad Cow disease happens when cows are fed animal-byproducts. As long as you feed your cows good hay and grain, you shouldn't have to worry about mad cow.