[maerF0x0]

Or ban feeding an animal something that is not part of its "natural" diet. Then we have the fun of debating if cows naturally eat corn and soy. Chickens will be particularly fun because they historically ate the scraps from the humans (what we now call "compost" :P), they were the old form of food recycling.

[fleitz]

I'm pretty sure human beings are not "supernatural" beings, therefore everything that we do including feeding cows stuff that makes them sick is "natural".

Now if humans are "supernatural" than cows are also "supernatural" because they've been created by humans. Cows are a product of centuries of human genetic engineering.

[maerF0x0]

You're attempting to be funny by giving the word "natural" too much thought. I stuck quotes around the term for people like you.

Natural being defined as something their bodies are "designed" (have fun with that one) to digest.

[maxerickson]

Grain finishing was done before the discovery of antibiotics.

[ericd]

Does grain finishing get grass-fed-tasting compounds out of the meat?

[maxerickson]

Probably. I can only cop to having read about it some. One of the big goals is to increase the fat content of the meat.

[jswinghammer]

I'm sure it tastes better and in small doses is probably fine. If the cow is eating enough corn to get sick then you have obviously made a huge mistake.

[Houshalter]

What will humans eat?