AR-News: (US GA) Popularity of Bison Meat at Record Levels

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By ROXANA HEGEMAN
Associated Press Writer 
WICHITA, Kan. (AP)--The convergence of high-protein diets and the demand for 
healthier foods is making it a good time to be a bison producer. 
The commercial bison slaughter last year was a record 34,444 animals, 
according to Department of Agriculture figures. Though that remains tiny compared to 
the cattle slaughter of 35.7 million animals last year, it's up 36 percent. 
Buffalo, a red meat alternative, has less fat and fewer calories than beef. 
Bison are also marketed as being raised naturally, without growth hormones or 
antibiotics. 
``I happen to be a meat lover. We tried vegetarian diets, but I have to have 
meat,'' said David Patterson, a Georgia resident who has been buying buffalo 
meat for three years. He buys a quarter of a bison at a time from a Kansas 
buffalo farm. 




full story:

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/ap/ap_story.html/Financial/AP.V64
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