Cattle graze on land that can't be used for anything else because the terrain is too steep or hilly for building houses or too rocky or dry for growing food crops.
We get meat from beef cows and milk products from dairy cows. Although females from all cattle breeds produce milk and meat, some cattle are better at giving milk, and some are better at providing meat.
More than 100 medicines used by humans come from cattle. One cowhide can produce enough leather to make 20 footballs, 18 soccer balls, 18 volleyballs or 12 basketballs. NFL footballs are made of cowhide. About 3,000 cowhides are required to make footballs for one season.
Beef is an important part of a healthy diet. About 50 separate nutrients are essential to good health. No single food contains all of these nutrients. For this reason, dietitians and health providers recommend consuming a wide variety of foods daily from several different food categories. One of the nutrients you need, Vitamin B12, can be found only in animal foods, such as beef. Beef also provides significant amounts of other important nutrients-protein, riboflavin, niacin, iron and zinc.
Beef Products
- Hamburger
- Steak
- Hot dogs
- Gelatin
- Marshmallows
- Chewing gum
- Adhesives
- Medicines
- Footballs
- Volleyballs
- Basketballs
- Soccer balls
- Beef & Nutrition Booklet
- Burger Snacks
- Oklahoma Beef Lessons
- school-wellness.org
- ZIP 4 Tweens
- Sink or Swim: Muscle vs. Fat
- Beef Basics
- Making a "Brand" for ourselves
- Beef-Related Educational Videos
- Colorful Cattle - Genetics and Grazing the Tall Grass Prairie in Kansas
- Who Put That Burger on Your Plate? Student-produced video from National Farm to School contest.