Beefalo has Less Total Fat

Data Sources: US Department of Agriculture/ Human Nutrition Information Service/ USDA Handbook AH-8-13 (Rev. May 1990) *Compostition of Foods: Beef Products* /Composite of Cuts, Cooked_ NDB #13361 and USDA Handbook AH-8-17 (Rev. May 1989) * Compostition of Foods: Lamb, Veal, and Game Products* /Composite of Cuts, Cooked_ NDB #17153

New Beefalo Farmers!

Last week we sold two yearling plus heifers to Pam Cook who is currently serving in the National Guard at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Pam is originally from Norwood, Missouri and the heifers will be "residing" at her parents' farm. Pam's parents, Earline and the late Edwin Dennis, had a herd of White Park cattle, but purchased a beefalo bull from us a couple of years ago and are now showcasing a crop of young beefalo calves. Pam's brother-in-law, Joe Rogers, is quite pleased with the young calves and is excited about the two new heifers. We look forward to visiting and seeing the young calves. All the best to Pam and her family!

Pictured above are Pam's new heifers.

The Amazing Nutrition Facts of Beefalo

Beefalo is lower in fat than beef, lower in cholesterol than beef, lower in fat than broiler chicken (skin), lower in cholesterol than broiler chicken (skin or no), lower in cholesterol than cod.

Gearing up for the Fair!

Ussery Beefalo is gearing up for the Ozark Empire Fair in Springfield, Missouri, August 5th thru the 8th, 2010.
We are taking four females ranging in age from two and half months to two years. They are Uzi, 2 years, Willie, 17 months, Xanthippe, 5 months and Xylina, 2.5 months.
Some of you may remember Tiajauna being at the fair with us for the last three years. Tiajauna is due to become a mother for the second time during the time of the fair and unfortunately there is no longer a birthing center on the fair grounds, so she will remain on the farm this year.
As always, we look forward to the fair, showing our beefalo and visiting with friends and neighbors. We hope to see you there!

Cholesterol In Meat

We are constantly being cautioned to watch our cholesterol. Bad cholesterol is called LDL cholesterol. I have been frustrated by the meat industry not addressing the issue in past years, but when I decided to investigate the issue, I found some interesting facts.

#1- Cholesterol can not be significantley reduced by just lowering the fat in meat. Cholesterol is in the meat, not just the fat. Although Beefalo is up to 4 times leaner than beef and also has 1/2 the fat inside the cells as beef, the real cholesterol lowering aspect of this wonderful meat is that it is crossed with bison.

#2 Bison, is itself very low in cholesterol, but when crossed with a beef animal, drops to nearly 1/2 of that of bison, according the the USDA. This may be due to the heterosis, which is huge between the two species.

#3. Bison has a study done at the University of Utah, that showed that it did not raise LDL in people, whereas beef did. That is impressive, but Beefalo also has a study done at Central Washington University that showed that it actually lowered LDL in high cholesterol men by 15 points in just 30 days. This was further impressive when you realize that the men were still dropping at the end of the 30 day trial. One wonders just how far they would have dropped?

The next time someone mentions that their beef can have lower cholesterol than Beefalo or just as low, you need simply say. Oh really, show me your USDA figures. They of course will have no such figures to show. Guess what? We do. Beefalo has been tested in at least 20 different USDA or Canadian Government labs and comes out looking great every time.

Mark Merrill

Beefalo Meats