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State of the Veal Industry 2019

Members of the American Veal Association (AVA) continued their efforts this year in sharing their farm stories with others to learn how veal is raised today. As 2019 started, AVA released new videos on their website including one titled, “Meet America’s Veal Farmers.” Opening the barn doors, so to speak, has been a meaningful way for those interested in knowing how their food is produced to see firsthand the significant changes that have occurred in veal farming.

“I’ve been eating veal for as long as I can remember. To me, veal is incredibly delicious albeit often misunderstood,” says food writer Paula Jones of Bell 'alimento. “I’m so excited to share what I personally experienced and learned. What struck me the most is how large these animals are. They are about 500 pounds at 22 weeks at market. That is a large animal.”

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Mom at the Meat Counter: Raising the calves… the American Milk-fed Veal Industry

In May, I was given the opportunity to attend a tour of the American Milk-fed Veal industry, hosted by the American Veal Association. I learned so much about veal that I decided that there was no way that I could squeeze it all into one post, so I am writing a series of posts about veal. Part 1 was an introduction to veal where I shared a few of the things that I didn’t know about veal. This post is going to cover how the calves are raised and fed.

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Mom at the Meat Counter: Veal was a topic I didn’t feel very knowledgeable about

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As a meat scientist I get lots of questions about all kinds of different meat, and most of the time, I feel pretty confident answering them. If I don’t know the answer, I definitely know someone who does. 

…unless I was asked about veal… Veal was one topic I didn’t feel very knowledgeable about.

Until… I was invited by the American Veal Association to attend a tour of the American milk-fed veal industry. 

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