Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

good to like/love that you done good raising that kid for the time you had him

I miss them boys sometimes I feel like I cant catch my breath

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

those hocks were the best I ever ate. What ever you did there , dont change it. hahaa You like them ?

I use them for beans. Will be using some when it cools down this fall

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

So I wonder what happens to the calves taken from the dairy cows shortly after birth. Formula? Veal? Critter feed?


yes to any and all of the above a large part depends on if its a boy or girl. At least on my cousin's dairy

 

[Granny Hatchet]

good question Star. What do they do with the baby cows Twist ?
12 days again ? That has to be miserable

 

[Granny Hatchet]

So I wonder what happens to the calves taken from the dairy cows shortly after birth. Formula? Veal? Critter feed?


yes to any and all of the above a large part depends on if its a boy or girl. At least on my cousin's dairy

Thats sad. If they only need the bottle for a few months I dont understand why they would kill them. Veal is baby cows ?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I use them for beans. Will be using some when it cools down this fall

You havent tasted it ??

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

Thats sad. If they only need the bottle for a few months I dont understand why they would kill them. Veal is baby cows ?

yes, sort of, it calves that have not been fed or eaten plant's yet like grass or hay.

NOW there is a "new" type of veal out there called red/rose veal??

 

[Granny Hatchet]

2 more littles outside today. One has a top hat.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

yes, sort of, it calves that have not been fed or eaten plant's yet like grass or hay.

NOW there is a "new" type of veal out there called red veal??

they kill them before they eat anything ?

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

White veal" is basically a marketing term used to identify the meat from milk-fed, very young calves. Because the calf is very young, it has not had the opportunity to exercise its muscles. Its milk diet is low in iron, too, which affects the production of hemoglobin and myoglobin, the pigment that makes meat red

There are several types of veal, although some terminology varies by country. Types of veal include:

Bob veal
Calves are slaughtered when only a few weeks old (at most 1 month old) weighing up to 60 lb.[3]
Formula-fed ("white" or "milk-fed") veal
Calves are raised on a milk formula supplement. The meat colour is ivory or creamy pink, with a firm, fine, and velvety appearance. In Canada, calves intended for the milk-fed veal stream are usually slaughtered when they reach 18 to 20 weeks of age, weighing 450 to 500 pounds (200 to 230 kg).[4]
Nonformula-fed ("red" or "grain-fed") veal
Calves that are raised on grain, hay, or other solid food, in addition to milk. The meat is darker in colour, and some additional marbling and fat may be apparent. In Canada, the grain-fed veal stream is usually marketed as calf, rather than veal. The calves are slaughtered at 22 to 26 weeks of age weighing 650 to 700 pounds (290 to 320 kg).[5]
Rose veal (in the UK)
Young beef (in Europe)
Calves raised on farms in association with the UK Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Freedom Food programme. The name comes from the pink colour, which is partly a result of the calves being slaughtered later at about 35 weeks of age.[6]
Pasture-raised veal
Special-fed veal
Calves are fed a balanced milk or soy-based diet, fortified with 40 essential nutrients, including essential amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, dietary iron and other dietary minerals and vitamins. As of 2013, the majority of veal calves in the US are special-fed.[7]