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Various_Succotash_79 t1_iy9ba3o wrote

Reply to comment by sweetplantveal in ELI5 Are cows constantly producing milk? by ms_myco

> And you butcher them young because the beef isn't very good from adult dairy cows.

Dairy breeds are used as beef cattle too. The meat is just as good if they're slaughtered at 18 months like usual. It's just that many retired dairy cows are 10+ years old so their meat is tough.

But it's easier to sell male dairy calves to be veal than to bottle-feed them long enough to go on pasture.

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bobnla14 t1_iyc374k wrote

That is why a lot of their beef is used in dog food, cat food, other pet food, and canned meats like stews. Long simmerring makes it more tender.

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interstat t1_iyac381 wrote

shit what dairy cows are using 10+ year old cows

Most bigger farms Ive been to they are lucky to be past 6

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