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- The animals are inoculated for normal bovine maladies. These are NOT antibiotics. They are also never given any hormones, steroids, or animal by-products.
- Pat uses NO chemical insecticides or chemical worming medicines. Instead, for worming purposes, Pat places organic soybean soap in the cattle’s water, which they drink on their own, never force fed.
- Pat has genetically smaller cows because they produce better calves that tend to marble earlier, thus preventing the meat from becoming tough. Lower maintenance grass-fed cows in turn save resources.
- When it comes time to process an animal, Pat takes it to a small USDA processer in the county where he lives. The processer only processes a few head of cattle per day, which is very personal for Pat. He stays to make sure the animal is processed in a calm and peaceful manner. It is only minutes from the time Pat arrives until the animal is processed.
- Pat has a smaller piece of land in a neighboring county. This is how he manages the prevention of inbreeding. When a heifer is seven to eight months old, that is a product of Wilbur (the bull), Pat separates the two. NO cow is related to Wilbur.
- Pat sees this as a hobby, not as grueling work. He is truly passionate about raising grass-fed animals. He treats his cattle with dignity and conditions them with a kind hand. Pat enjoys nothing more than going outside in the morning before sunrise to hear his cattle grazing and the calves suckling. When someone compliments Pat’s beef, he feels a sense of pride, which is why he doesn’t see a need to charge consumers a fortune. He just wants others to discover all of the great benefits of eating grass-fed beef, just as he has!
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