From the same previous posted link:
NO HORMONES (beef):
The term "no hormones administered" may be approved for use on the label of beef products if sufficient documentation is provided to the Agency by the producer showing no hormones have been used in raising the animals.
http://www.thecattlesite.com/articl...harmaceutical-technologies-in-beef-production
The science indicates that use of supplemental hormones in cattle has only a miniscule impact on hormone levels in beef well below the natural hormone levels in beef or the amounts produced naturally in our own bodies. According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), a person would need to eat over 13 pounds of beef from an implanted steer to equal the amount of estradiol naturally found in a single egg!1 One glass of milk contains about nine times as much estradiol as a half-pound of beef from an implanted steer. And remember, its not just animal products that contain hormonally active chemicals. A half-pound potato has 245 nanograms (ng, or 1 billionth of a gram) of estrogen equivalent, compared with 1.3 ng for a quarter pound of untreated beef and 1.9 ng for beef from an implanted steer.2
I like corn fed beef and can't stomach the texture or flavor of grass fed and its triple the price for no good reason that I can find.
Plus, contrary to popular belief, corn fed has been shown to be healthier in some important ways...
http://agnews.tamu.edu/showstory.php?id=1934
"We did see many positive effects in men that consumed ground beef from corn-fed cattle. The ground beef from the USDA Prime cattle increased HDL cholesterol and LDL particle diameter. Both effects are protective against cardiovascular disease. The Prime ground beef also decreased insulin, so it may have some protective effect against type II diabetes."
Smith said the study results surprised many. "As we talked to some user groups and told them that we had found pasture-fed beef is higher in saturated trans-fat, they were shocked."
Smith presented the findings to the National Cattlemens Beef Association last year and is now sharing among consumers and producers. He recently gave a presentation at the Texas Human Nutrition Conference in College Station. Smith said he did receive some initial negative feedback from ranchers in the grass-fed beef business, but he isnt telling them that what they are doing is wrong.
"I know that cattle are adapted to growing on high-roughage, pasture diets, but my focus is the beef product," he said. "A lot of producers are receptive. What Im trying to show them is that the longer cattle are fed a corn or grain-based diet, the healthier the product will be."
"I realize cost is involved feeding corn is expensive. But, if you want a healthier product, you need more marbling. Time on feed is a big factor."
The study team included Dr. Rosemary Walzem, AgriLife Research poultry scientist, and Dr. Stephen Crouse, researcher from Texas A&M Universitys health and kinesiology department.
