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• Veal — is the meat of young cattle (calves), as opposed to meat from older cattle. Though veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed, most veal comes from male calves of dairy cattle breeds. [1] Contents 1 Types 2 Culinary uses …   Wikipedia

• Beef — For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). An uncooked rib roast …   Wikipedia

• Beef tongue — Cooked beef tongue. Lengua directs here. For the people and their language, see Lengua people and Lengua language. Beef tongue is the tongue of a cow. The human consumption of beef tongue dates back to the days of Paleolithic hunters, who… …   Wikipedia

• beef — (bēf) n. pl. beeves (bēvz) or beef 1) a) A full grown steer, bull, ox, or cow, especially one intended for use as meat. b) The flesh of a slaughtered full grown steer, bull, ox, or cow. 2) Informal Human muscle; brawn. 3) pl. beefs Slang A… …   Word Histories

• Beef hormone controversy — The Beef Hormone Dispute is one of the two most intractable transatlantic agricultural disputes since the establishment of the World Trade Organization, the other being the Banana War. [cite book|pages=223|title=Transatlantic Economic Disputes:… …   Wikipedia

• beef — [13] Like mutton, pork, and veal, beef was introduced by the Normans to provide a dainty alternative to the bare animal names ox, cow, etc when referring to their meat. Anglo Norman and Old French boef or buef (which of course became modern… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• beef — [13] Like mutton, pork, and veal, beef was introduced by the Normans to provide a dainty alternative to the bare animal names ox, cow, etc when referring to their meat. Anglo Norman and Old French boef or buef (which of course became modern… …   Word origins

• Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …   Universalium

• Corned beef — Origin Alternative name(s) Salt beef, bully beef (if canned) Creator(s) Many cultures …   Wikipedia

• Livestock Inventories and Meat Production in Major Producing Countries, Table — ▪ 1999 Table V. Livestock Inventories and Meat Production in Major Producing Countries In 000,000 head and 000,000 metric tons (carcass weight) Region and country 19971 19982   1997 19981   Cattle and buffalo3   Beef and veal World total4 1,502   …   Universalium

• Livestock Numbers and Meat Production in Major Producing Countries, Table — ▪ Table In 000,000 head and 000,000 metric tons (carcass weight) Region and country 1992{1} 1993{2} 1992{1} 1993{2} Cattle and buffalo Beef and veal World total 1,034.4 1,033.4 45.93 45.80 Canada 11.7 11.9 0.91 0.93 United States 100.9 102.1… …   Universalium