[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.