Female cows OOP, OT WAS:Re: [Sca-cooks] Re: college and slaughter... (was Cooking Cats

[Pixel, Goddess and Queen]

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> Once slaughtered, btw, steers and heifers of the same age are no different,
> once they're turned into sides of meat. The reason for gelding the males is
> to prevent the toughening that the testosterone and other hormones cause in
> the connective tissues of intact males.
>
> Phlip

Also, steers are usually less aggressive than bulls can get, due to the
lack of testosterone, and much less inclined to hump anything in sight.

Margaret