Irish Beef & Lamb

c.p.w.g.w

Hey all,

Just looking for information in relation to grass fed/finished beef & lamb in ireland.

I had always assumed all our beef & lamb was grass fed/finished...is that the actual case, or are there other feeding methods?

If there are different methods, is it possible to disurn from packaging in the suoermarket for example.

wrangler

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Hey all,

Just looking for information in relation to grass fed/finished beef & lamb in ireland.

I had always assumed all our beef & lamb was grass fed/finished...is that the actual case, or are there other feeding methods?

If there are different methods, is it possible to disurn from packaging in the suoermarket for example.

Grass doesn't grow all year in Ireland so it's supplemented when required

c.p.w.g.w

wrangler wrote: »

Grass doesn't grow all year in Ireland so it's supplemented when required

Cheers...is the feed typically grain based, or grass silage?

Sorry if my questions are really basic stuff, not a farmer just a meat eater looking for some information

_Brian

Majority of winter feeds are hay and silage, both saved grass. Often supplemented with small amounts of ration ( grain) to ensure diet is sufficient.

wrangler

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Cheers...is the feed typically grain based, or grass silage?

Sorry if my questions are really basic stuff, not a farmer just a meat eater looking for some information

Majority would be grass or grass silage, Meat tastes better with a covering of fat so grain is fed at the latter stages to improve finish and taste

c.p.w.g.w

wrangler wrote: »

Majority would be grass or grass silage, Meat tastes better with a covering of fat so grain is fed at the latter stages to improve finish and taste

Cheers, feed livestock grain to fatten them up, yet "expects" tell us to grains don't cause fat accumulation...but I go off topic...

Is there anything on food labels I need to look out for to ensure the meat is primarily grass fed?

wrangler

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Cheers, feed livestock grain to fatten them up, yet "expects" tell us to grains don't cause fat accumulation...but I go off topic...

Is there anything on food labels I need to look out for to ensure the meat is primarily grass fed?

They're all ''primarily'' grass fed, they learn how to eat grass after milk .
All meat has fat on it , not what you call acumulations, just a layer to improve taste and aid cooking, we'd be penalised for selling animals with what you have labelled acummulations

c.p.w.g.w

wrangler wrote: »

They're all ''primarily'' grass fed, they learn how to eat grass after milk .
All meat has fat on it , not what you call acumulations, just a layer to improve taste and aid cooking, we'd be penalised for selling animals with what you have labelled acummulations

Cheers...

My point on fat acumulation was more about how grains play a role in adding fat in both animals and human...but that is off topic