Pasture vs Confinement Milk

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This is condensed from the July/August issue of Small Farm Today:

Cows grazing pasture produce five times more of a cancer-fighting compound - conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) - than those fed the typical confinement diet of corn-alfalfa. CLA is a fatty acid found in beef and dairy fats. The human body does not produce CLA on its own, but CLA is available through foods such as whole milk, butter, beef and lamb. Laboratory animals given CLA in their diets have shown a reduction in several types of cancers and a slower progression of atherosclerosis, a contributor to heart disease.

Another reason to grow your own. As I have said in the past, I am a commercial cow/calf operation; however, I eat very little beef, or other meats for that matter. Even one-half of a fat calf would last me forever, so am stuck with store- or restaurant-bought when the craving occurs.

-- Ken Scharabok (scharabo@aol.com), July 31, 2000

Answers

CLA has also been shown to increase body fat burning in lab mice :)

-- Sue (sulandherb@aol.com), July 31, 2000.

Hi Ken, you always have such neat information!Sure wish I could grow more of my own! God bless, Tracy,the wanna be homesteader

-- Tracy Jo Neff (tntneff@ifriendly.com), July 31, 2000.

Tracey you aren't alone girl!!!!! I'm a wannabe right along with ya!! Someday when the bills are paid off, maybe we can afford a homestead eh!

-- Misha (MishaaE@aol.com), August 01, 2000.

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