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The Beefalo Beef Breed
Discover the superior natural genetic traits of Beefalo.

 
Beefalo Beef Cow
 

Beefalo, a Bison and Bovine hybrid, provides today's producers and consumers with the best genetics of both species.  A fullblood Beefalo, exactly 3/8 Bison and 5/8 Bovine, may consist of any Bovine breed or breeds.
 
Beefalo, a beef breed recognized by the USDA, produces meat with unique and highly desirable qualities.  Because of these qualities, the USDA approves the roll-stamping of processed meat from registered animals as Beefalo Beef.
 
Beefalo exhibit the following superior characteristics:
  1. Long production life
  2. High conception rate
  3. Calving ease
  4. Superior feed conversion
  5. Excellent foraging ability
  6. Climate adaptability
  7. Excellent yield
  8. Genetically lean meat.

 

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Beefalo Nutritional Information
 
Properly cooked, Beefalo meat is delicious.  The meat is tender and has a slightly sweeter taste than regular beef.  It is high in protein and very low in fat.  Because of the lower fat content, Beefalo meat will cook in 1/3 to 1/2 the time of regular beef.
 
The chart on the right offers a comparison of cholesteral found in Beefalo, regular beef, flounder, chicken, and turkey.

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