RE: [RC] slaughter Sorry it's so long - Jannelle Wilde & Adam Falk
Cut and Wrap on a steer is usually 55% and
50% on a heifer. The feed at the end will go mostly to fat. When we
raised emus, we wanted to fatten them up for the FAT but I’m just not so
sure we need so much on our beef.
Ideal protein in ones diet can vary
considerably depending on circumstances…for instance, I’m diabetic
and do much better with more protein and less carbs…but one thing in the
US we’ve forgotten is how healthy one can be when shopping the outside of
the grocery store…ie meat, veggies, fruits, etc. Of course, it’s
hard sometimes to shop there for endurance rides and much easier to go for the
canned stuff. Sometimes rides make me tired just because I eat crappy,
from a can. We’re still tent campers and I’m not a great one
for cooking while camping…sigh. I have high hopes for eating better
when we get that LQ in the next year or two.
J
Jannelle Wilde & Adam Falk
584 Romie Howard Rd.
Yoncalla OR 97499
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. And keep in mind that not all of that weight is beef--can't
remember the average hanging carcass weight ratio to live weight (and some of
that is bones) but less than half of that gain is actual beef.
I think I listed smaller cuts as being one of the benefits,
actually--we don't NEED to eat a 22-ounce Porterhouse. Ideal amount in
the diet is more on the order of about 5-6 oz per day of LEAN red
meat.
