Factory farms; breeding grounds for pandemics

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It's an old article but still a good reminder of how good we have it here. We can learn from the problems caused by over-intensification elsewhere and continue farming our healthy grass-fed stock.

We are very lucky indeed.
Give me grass fed any day. I remember watching a video of a butcher comparing the same cuts of meat between grass fed and indoor grain fed beef, there was quite a clear difference.
I dont think many people in NZ actually appreciate this.
In the US, I believe that the majority of their beef is still farmed outdoors, but it is slowly changing. In Europe however, particularly the UK, we are seeing much more beef produced from indoor farms.

"Farmed outdoors" is irrelevant to a large extent if they're fed grains as a large portion of their diets, as is the case in Feedlots (CAFOs). Cattle are designed to condume herbs (AKA pasture) and feeding them predominantly grain destroys their health leading to acidosis, increased E-coli contamination and unhealthy meat products. Our pasture fed meats reign supreme for this reason with dietary advantages in the meat they produce.

Pasture fed beef is far higher in omega 3 and has a deeper flavour profile. Worth noting too that the 'healthier' chicken meat is raised as rapidly as possible in heavily controlled environments with tailormade feed supplies with maximum growth in mind.