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Why do we feed corn?

The main reason why we feed some corn to our cattle is to sustain the animals energy requirement as it is growing. This is especially a concern in the winter months when an abundance of fresh, high energy forage is not available.  Corn is actually from the grass family. Cattle are ruminant animals and therefore by design are meant to eat a diet high in forage, however they do consume some grains from seeds in plants on pasture and in fields.  Cattle are meant to have a balanced diet with increased energy requirements as they grow.  As we do not use any form of antibiotics or growth promoting drugs to alter the digestive system or health of the animal the amount of grain is naturally limited to what is biologically appropriate.  A mixture of whole plant corn including the stalk and leaves, (again, corn is actually from the grass family) which includes soft corn kernels is often fed as it contains the necessary energy while being balanced with forage.  In other cases hay and other wet forages are mixed with dry corn.  We have found with years of experimenting and experience from feeding large amounts of corn to feeding purely grass that a natural balance of forage and grain produces a consistently juicy and ideally flavourful eating experience without compromising the Omega 3 / Omega 6 fat balance of the meat.