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New drug Zilmax causes cattle to put on more pounds of muscle, less fat, is taking over the industry.
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/food/2013/02/zilmax_the_cattle_growth_drug_that_s_making_beef_more_like_chicken.html
Chicken white meat is fatless protein. Pork has become leaner, "the other white meat". Now beef. At this rate you might as well eat tofu...
Much longer article from last year using the issue to talk about the corruption of public agricultural scientists.
http://chronicle.com/article/As-Beef-Cattle-Become/131480/
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/food/2013/02/zilmax_the_cattle_growth_drug_that_s_making_beef_more_like_chicken.html
Chicken white meat is fatless protein. Pork has become leaner, "the other white meat". Now beef. At this rate you might as well eat tofu...
Much longer article from last year using the issue to talk about the corruption of public agricultural scientists.
http://chronicle.com/article/As-Beef-Cattle-Become/131480/