The farmer fed cattle with wheat .

农场主用麦子喂牛。

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23 ten head of stall-fed cattle, twenty of pasture-fed cattle and a hundred sheep and goats, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks and choice fowl.

肥牛十只，草场的牛二十只，羊一百只，还有鹿，羚羊，狍子，并肥禽。

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Grass fed cattle take longer to reach the size required for slaughter (around 4-8 months longer), as they are not fattened up on grain, which speeds up the fattening process.

因为谷物可以让牛尽快长肥，所以不喂谷物的草饲牛成长到适合宰杀大小的时间比较长长(一般要多出4到8个月)。

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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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