What animal is beef?

Beef cattle are cattle raised for meat production (as distinguished from dairy cattle, used for milk production). The meat of mature cattle is mostly known as beef. In beef production there are three main stages: cow-calf operations, backgrounding, and feedlot operations. read more

Cows, Bulls, steers. In some countries water buffaloes are included. Beef is the French or Norman word which is used as a culinary term while the live animal uses the Angelo-Saxon name. The same is true for mutton, which is Sheep. Or pork which is pig. read more

Cattle raised for beef may be allowed to roam free on grasslands, or may be confined at some stage in pens as part of a large feeding operation called a feedlot (or concentrated animal feeding operation), where they are usually fed a ration of grain, protein, roughage and a vitamin/mineral preblend. read more

Beef comes from cows. Ground beef is beef put through a meat grinder. Ground beef can be used to make hamburgers or meatballs or other dishes. read more

Certified Angus Beef (CAB) in Canada and the United States is a specification-based, branded-beef program which was founded in 1978 by Angus cattle producers to increase demand for their breed of cattle, by promoting the impression that Angus cattle have consistent, high-quality beef with superior taste. read more