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What are GMOs and are they okay to eat? What does organic farming look like? How are animals like chicken or cattles raised? The snapAG project offers a series of reader-friendly information sheets that invite you to explore some hot topics linked to today's agriculture and food sector. Browse the categories below to learn more!

 
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Grass-Fed and Grain-Finished Beef

Grass-Fed and Grain-Finished Beef

Most beef you will buy in a Canadian store is finished on grain. Wondering if there is any nutritional difference between grass-fed and grain-fed beef?

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Footnotes

  1. Justice Laws Website. (April 6, 2018). “Organic Product Regulations.”
  2. Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. (No date). “Beef Nutrition.”
  3. Canadabeef.ca. (No date). “Understanding Grass-fed and Grain-fed Beef.”
  4. Mary E. Van Elswyk & Shalene H. McNeill. (January 2014). “Impact of Grass/Forage Feeding Versus Grain Finishing on Beef Nutrients and Sensory Quality: The U.S. Experience.” Meat Science 96(1), 535-540.
  5. Canadabeef.ca. (No date). “Understanding Grass-fed and Grain-fed Beef.”
  6. Ibid.

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Photo Credits

  • Cow lying with calf, Page 1 – Heidi Spilchuk
  • Calf eating out of feedbunk, Page 1 – Canada Beef 
  • Cows and calves with ranchers, Page 2 – Tara Mulhern Davidson

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