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August 2011 Articles

Shipping Day on Riser's Family Farms
LSU AgCenter beef specialist offers tips to prevent cattle theft
Use of Pharmaceuticals in Food-Producing Animals
FEEDLOT PLACEMENTS REMAIN LARGE
Art, science combine in reducing sweet potato diseases
Langston Places at State 4-H Ambassador Talk
Proper landscape watering is important
Exchange Rates Favoring U.S. Beef Exports
Growth-Promoting Implants and Our Food Supply
• Is Beef From Naturally-Managed Cattle Better Than Beef From Conventionally-Manag
Improving Grazing Management
Updates and New Recommendations for Equine Deworming
Timing management practices?
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding
Management Determines the Selling Price of Feeder Calves
Retail Staple Food Prices Rise in First Quarter
LSU AgCenter agents help prisoners prepare for reentry
DROUGHT AID AVAILABLE FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS
Did You Know?
Did You Know?
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Cutting Corners: Easy Strawberry Pie
Fun Facts
Fun Facts
FEEDLOT UPDATE:
Foreign Oil Imports:
New food safety law shifts focus to prevention
Home sales, Japan, mills featured at forestry forum
Equine--The Golden Years
Louisiana Young Ag Producers Program participants selected
'Louisiana Honey Plants' publication released by LSU AgCenter
AFBF Applauds House Passage of Veterinary Health Bill
AFBF Intervenes in Pesticide Lawsuit
Budget cuts force LSU AgCenter to phase out 3 research stations
Did You Know?
Learn all about blueberries on new website
Fun Facts
Commissioner Strain and LDAF celebrate Ag Day 2011
Fun Facts
Strain: It's A Great Day in Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry
Beekeepers can remove, manage honeybee swarms
New vitamin D dietary rates announced
New USDA Standards to Reduce Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry
Farmers Prevail in Court Decision on EPA Livestock Rules
Louisiana agriculture up 20 percent in 2010 to $9.9 billion
Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding
Fun Facts
Cutting Corners: Quick and Easy Banana Pudding
News Brief:
VERY STRONG CALF AND YEARLING PRICES
Don't Let Tetany Be a Problem For You This Year
10 Traits of Top Managers
Louisiana Junior Cattlemen of the Year Award
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack's Statement on Record Forecast for U.S. Farm Expor
Crawfish season off to sluggish start
LSU AgCenter experts help crawfish farmers increase their yields
Non-native grass threatens La. forests
News Brief:
Knowing your rights can protect your 'heir property'
Physical activity has no age limit
EPA GHG Regulations Brings 'Double Economic Jolt' to Ag
Over-regulation Continues to Hurt the Banking Industry
News Brief:
Strain Mississippi River resolution approved by NASDA
LAFA distributes $11.2 million for poultry grower aid
87 Percent of Young Farmers, Ranchers Express More Optimism
Earth-Kind roses are low-maintenance options
News Brief:
News Brief:
Cutting Corners: Hot Chicken Salad

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Is Beef From Naturally-Managed Cattle Better Than Beef From Conventionally-Manag

Is Beef From Naturally-Managed Cattle Better Than Beef From Conventionally-Managed Cattle? Source: Shane Gadberry
The next time you go to the grocery store, take notice of the amount of meat counter space offering all-natural and possibly organic products. Public concern over food safety, nutrition and farm animal well-being is creating supply chains that provide consumers more choices for how they want livestock managed before they enter the food supply. Terms such as "natural" and "organic" have taken on the personification of being "healthier" or "safer" because livestock marketed as such have not received growth promotants or antibiotics (general guidelines for natural) or they meet more strict guidelines for organic, which includes organic management of pastures (no herbicides, no synthetic fertilizers). The question remains, "Are these alternatively managed sources of protein healthier' or ‘safer'?" A study was recently published in Arkansas Animal Science (the annual research update for the University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture's Department of Animal Science) comparing naturally-branded products to conventionally-fed commodity beef. This study compared steaks purchased from five different natural-brand programs to steaks from two commodity beef packers. These steaks were subjected to tests for tenderness and fatty acid analysis, and a panel of consumers rated each steak for beef flavor, tenderness and juiciness. All of the products compared were similar in moisture content, marbling and color characteristics. There were greater cooking losses observed with commodity beef. Consumers rated steaks from commodity beef juicier than the natural products. Comparison of tenderness by Warner-Bratzler shear force or the consumer panel indicated natural or commodity beef products were equally tender. Texture, flavor and overall impression from eating commodity or natural beef was similar. Natural beef is generally perceived as healthier by consumers; however, the steaks compared in this study did not differ in saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats. Overall, this study showed that the only way consumers would be able to distinguish natural beef from commodity beef would be by reading the label. In addition, the fatty acid analysis indicated that the natural product was not healthier than conventional beef.

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