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Texas Longhorn Cooperative

P. O. Box 452

Rice, Texas 75155

903-326-4069

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Longhorn Cattle: Bred from the past -- raised for the future

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Longhorn Beef

Quality low fat, hormone free, Longhorn beef raised by independent producers, available in grass fed, free roaming, or grain fed.

Raised in the open fields with creeks and lakes -- not feed lots.

High in taste. Low in calories, fat, and cholesterol.

How meats compare nutritionally (Information based upon 3.5 oz. serving)
Meat	Calories	Protein	Fat	Cholesterol	Diet
Meat	Calories	(gms)	(gms)	(gms)	Points
Ground beef	289	24.1	20.7	90.0	8
Lean Ground	272	24.7	18.5	87.7	7
Lamb Chop	216	30.0	9.7	95.8	5
Pot Roast	210	33.0	7.6	101.0	5
Venison	207	33.5	6.4	4.0	5
Chicken, dark	205	27.4	9.7	93.8	5
Pork Chops	202	30.2	8.1	82.7	5
Lamb Leg	191	28.3	7.7	89.7	4
Pork Loin	190	28.6	9.8	79.6	5
Top Round	180	31.7	4.9	84.6	4
Chicken, White	173	30.9	4.5	85.7	4
Turkey	170	29.3	5.0	76.6	4
Longhorn	140	25.5	3.7	61.5	3

Source: Longhorn data: "Nutrient Density of Beef From Texas Longhorn Cattle;" Texas A & M; 1987. Other data: USDA, USA Today 11/29/91, Pope Lab, Inc., Dallas, TX

Grass Fed

	100% Grass Fed from birth until processing. No grain, grain by-products, urea, or animal by-products.
	Cattle raised totally as free roaming on pastures their entire life.
	Cattle have not been fed or injected with any hormones or steroids.
	Cattle have never been confined to a feed lot.
	Cattle have not been fed or injected with any antibiotics within six months prior to processing.
	Cattle subject to testing at processing: If a carcass fails testing, it will be returned to the owner at owner's expense.

Free Roaming

Cattle have been raised entirely free-roaming on pasture from birth to processing.

Have been allowed grains and/or grain by-products.

Have never been confined to a feed lot.

Grain Fed

	They are lean, humanely raised animals.
	Have been fed rations of grains throughout their lives.
	May have been conditioned in small feed lots.