TASTE
People are rapidly discovering the deliciously healthy
taste of bison / buffalo. Buffalo meat tastes similar to fine beef,
with just a slightly sweeter and richer flavor. Bison is naturally
flavorful and tender and can be prepared much the same as beef.
Publications ranging from Bon Apetit
to Sunset magazines are heralding bison as the meat of the
future.
VALUE
Bison falls into the gourmet or specialty meat category at
your supermarket or meat market.
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a local retailer. The value of buffalo is not what you pay, but what
you get in return. Nutritionally you are getting more protein and
nutrients with fewer calories and less fat. Buffalo is a dense meat
that tends to satisfy you more while eating less.
HEALTH
Bison are handled as little as possible. They spend their
lives on grass, much as they always have. We do not use feedlots. They are not subjected to questionable drugs, chemicals
or hormones. The members of the NBA feel so strongly about this that
they have a resolution opposing the use of these substances in the
production of Bison for meat.
NUTRITION
Research by Dr. M. Marchello at North Dakota State
University has shown that the meat from Bison is a highly nutrient
dense food because of the proportion of protein, fat, mineral, and
fatty acids to its caloric value. Comparisons to other meat sources
have also shown that Bison has a greater concentration of iron as
well as some of the essential fatty acids necessary for human well
being. Readers' Digest magazine has even listed bison as one of the
five foods women should eat because of the high iron content.
Read Dr. Marchello's Study
Industry Data & Statistics
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198,234:
Number of bison in the United States residing on private ranches
and farms according to the 2007 USDA census.
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4,499:
Number of private U.S. ranches and farms raising bison.
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220,000:
Approximate bison herd size in Canada.
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20,000:
Approximate number of bison roaming on public lands in the U.S.
and Canada.
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450,000:
Estimated herd size in North America today.
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30 - 70 Million:
Estimated North American herd size prior to 1600.
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Less than 1,000:
Estimated number of bison prior to 1900 before efforts were made
to preserve and restore the species.
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70,000:
Number of bison slaughtered under federal and state inspection
in 2008 in the U.S. This number is more than double the
processing figures from 2002.
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270-285:
gestation period in days for a bison cow.
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40-50 pounds:
approximate weight of a new born calf.
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20 years:
average reproductive life span of the average bison cow.
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18-30 months:
age of a mature meat animal.
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2.42:
grams of fat in a 100 gram serving of cooked bison.
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10.15:
grams of fat in a 100 gram serving of cooked beef.
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Grass-fed, no growth hormones, no low-level antibiotics,
No animal by-products
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434.660.6036
Gladys, Virginia 24554
