HEALTH
Bison are handled as little as possible. They
spend their lives on grass, much as they always have,
with very little time in the feedlot. They are not
subjected to questionable drugs, chemicals or hormones.
The members of the NBA feel so strongly about this that
they have a resolution opposing the use of these
substances in the production of Bison for meat.
NUTRITION
Research by Dr. M. Marchello at North Dakota
State University has shown that the meat from Bison is a
highly nutrient dense food because of the proportion of
protein, fat, mineral, and fatty acids to its caloric
value. Comparisons to other meat sources have also shown
that Bison has a greater concentration of iron as well
as some of the essential fatty acids necessary for human
well being. Readers' Digest magazine has even listed
bison as one of the five foods women should eat because
of the high iron content.
