Description

Beef is that theÂculinary name for meat from cattle. In prehistoric times, humans hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since then, numerous breeds of cattle areÂbred specifically for the standardÂor quantity of their meat. Today, beef is that theÂthird most generallyÂconsumed meat within theÂworld, after pork and poultry. As of 2018, the usÂ, Brazil, and China were the most importantÂproducers of beef. within theÂusÂ, beef production has come to rely heavily on factory farms. The prevalence of manure in these farms has been linked to contamination of beef with E. coli, resulting inÂlarge recalls, alsoÂas increased antibiotic usage.