Before You Bite Into That Next Hamburger You Just Obtained, Think For A Second O

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Term Paper Title	Before You Bite Into That Next Hamburger You Just Obtained, Think For A Second O
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     Before you bite into that next hamburger you just obtained, think for a second on just how that

hamburger came to be.  From the time that burger was out grazing in the field, to when it was getting

shipped to the slaughterhouse now its in your mouth, down the old esaphageus, and out the other end.

But there is a lot more to it than just eating it.  People on an average purchase 73 pounds of beef a year.

Only one other country consumes more beef than the Untied States and that is Argentina, go figure.  If

you have ever wondered how that hamburger came to be I will explain how beef is processed.

     The definition of beef is meat obtained from mature cattle.  From the start of a beef cow's life

they are being raised to eat.  The calves are allowed to graze for the first 8 months.  It is the only freedom

that they get to enjoy.  After those 8 months are over with they are sent to a feed lot.  A feed lot is an area

fenced in with a huge feeding trough.  Over thousands of cattle are sent to one feed lot. Once they are

there their life is pretty much over with.  Their day consists of eating and sleeping.  It seems ideal to the

cow at the time, but they have no idea what is to come.

     At the feed lot cows are sent here for one purpose, to reach the desired weight the cowboys want.

Many of the feed lots inject their cows with growth hormones.  These growth hormones are designed to

make the heifers gain weight.  In addition to giving the cows hormones, they are also fed a special diet

which adds pounds to them.  They are: feed soybeans, corn, and other grains that help put on the meat.

Once the cows reach the ideal weight of 1,000 pounds, they are sent to the slauterhou...

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