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Studies have shown that pasture-fed animals potentially provide much healthier meat and dairy products for your dog.

By CJ Puotinen

For years its advocates have claimed that pasture feeding – letting farm animals live and graze on grass – results in meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products that are more nutritious than the same foods from grain-fed animals, especially those raised in confinement. Now the demand for “pasture-fed” or “grass-fed” meat is so high that last November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture implemented regulations for labels using those terms.

However, the new standard was immediately criticized for being

Photo by and courtesy of Peaceful Pastures.

Pastured pigs enjoy eating grass, roots, nuts, and skim milk on the Peaceful Pastures farm in Hickman, Tennessee. The farm also raises pastured beef, lamb, goat, chicken, duck, and geese.

inadequate by the American Grassfed Association and other organizations. …

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