It’s always a great time of year when we get to welcome our first calf of the season.  Thursday brought this annual event and we were pleased to add a healthy and spunky heifer calf to the herd!  She is sired by our Lowline bull Utah and comes from our Lowline cow Sabrina.  The name is TBD so stay tuned!  The picture below was taken hours after birth.  Stay tuned for more pictures of this calf and the 3 more on the way this spring/early summer!

The study was done over 4 weeks and was a double-blind, randomized dietary study of 40 people.  Half of the subjects were male and half were female, all of average health.  Half of the subjects were given grass-fed beef & lamb to consume during the study and the other half were given grain finished beef & lamb to consume.  The findings were that consumers of grass-fed meat realized improved plasma and platelet fatty acid composition: less omega-6 and more omega-3.

A few of the keys:

The finishing period of animals raised for consumption appear to be the most crucial.  Always ask if the meat that you are buying is grass or grain finished. 

Oily fish is still the best and most concentrated source for long chain omega-3′s but how long can you eat only fish?  Variety is the spice of life!

For a copy of the study click HERE.