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However, raising grass-fed cattle is time-consuming and requires large open spaces, variables that raise its price.
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Struggling farmers are making ends meet by selling poorly fed cattle at a loss.
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Many people believe that grass-fed cattle are a more sustainable choice.
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"Of course, nobody wants a compressor station next door, " said Deborah Lain, who raises grass-fed cattle on a hilltop farm built by her forebears in 1785.
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It also produces a soft lawn that, when cut, can be fed to cattle.
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This is fed to cattle or any other type of livestock as a high protein, nutrient dense food additive.
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It is usually transmitted between cows through the practice of recycling bovine carcasses for meat and bone meal protein, which is fed to other cattle.
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Since corn is not a natural part of a cow's diet, cattle fed on it may experience stress and other ailments, so they are routinely treated with antibiotics.
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He thinks it is likely there will be changes in how cattle are fed.
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Their forage and water supplies have diminished, but the cattle must still be fed.
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Argentina has one of the highest consumptions of beef in the world, and the owner of The Argentine Experience, Englishman Leon Lightman, travelled for six months through the country, visiting cattle ranches to find the best sources of grass-fed beef.
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