Does Weise Farms Feed Corn to our Wagyu Beef Cattle?
Updated: Feb 12
This is a very interesting read, so I encourage you to look at the slides from a seminar from Texas A&M University animal Science discussing the health benefits of corn fed wagyu.
Corn actually promotes the conversion of stearic acid to oleic acid by stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) into all of the healthy fats we need! But don't take my word for it. See it here.
How we raise wagyu beef
We do not take our animals to a feedlot. We raise our very own wagyu beef from birth to harvest right here on our farm. They are raised on our pastures until it is time to finish them. They are loved and cared for their entire life.
We do not give our cattle hormones, steroids or antibiotics, ever.
Our beef does not contain additives or preservatives. It is not injected with water. Our ground beef does not contain artificial colors and certainly no pink slime.
Our animals are slow-grown, and we finish them with an award winning ration that is locally milled by Grimm Feed in Giddings, Texas. Their feed does not even come in bags.
Does our feed contain corn?
Yes it contains corn. Corn is not bad. "They" wanted us to believe tallow was bad, they also wanted us to think corn is bad. New studies are coming out disproving what we have been told about so many things. Tallow is way healthier than seed oils. And corn is now coming out on top as well.
Our prime-fed wagyu beef is healthier for you than grass fed - even our own grass fed.
See the chart below from Texas A&M University Animal Science and look at all of the information in the slides.
Now let's discuss the elephant in the room - GMOs.
Did you know? More than 95% of animals used for meat and dairy in the U.S. eat GMO crops, ours included. Only 5% is not fed GMO feed. That 5% is probably grass-fed. But the example above shows that grass-fed animals have more saturated fatty acids than grain fed.
If an animal eats GMOs does it transfer into the food you eat?
Research shows that meat, eggs, and dairy products from animals that eat GMO feed are safe and nutritious for humans.
The DNA from GMO feed does not transfer into the DNA of the animal that eats it. This means that the meat, eggs, or milk from the animal do not contain GMO DNA.
We believe that our 100% J. Black (Japanese Black) Wagyu is the healthiest of all beef. This study and others confirm it. Here is an article I wrote that explains more about it: https://www.weisefarms.com/single-post/oh-mega-3
Weise Farms wagyu beef is healthy beef.
My own health improvement is a testimony to the benefits of eating wagyu beef. I believe our beef is some of the healthiest local beef you can find in this area. Let me know if you'd like to give it a try.
In a future blog post we'll discuss the importance of MUFAs and PUFAs. Aren't you excited?
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