There is a significant difference between buffalo and beef meat and understanding what source of protein is the healthier option for your pet is important. While the vast majority of cows bred for beef are raised in large factory farm settings, the buffalo we use roam freely. This means buffalo are able to live outside in their normal habitat, eat their natural diet and stay in better health.

Another significant difference between buffalo and beef is that it's illegal both internationally and domestically to administer antibiotics or growth hormones and to feed animal byproducts to buffalo. Not only are the buffalo we use in our products not pumped with growth inhibitors, but they are also raised humanely in accordance with animal welfare standards around the globe.

The water buffalo we use are 100% grass-fed and are never "grain finished", a term referring to animals being fattened for the last few months.  Grain-finishing may make for a heavier animal, but it also negates all the positive effects of any grass-fed diet. A lifetime of grass-fed nutrition and health can be undone by just a few weeks of a corn or grain diet. Unfortunately this is a common practice among some of our beef and  American Bison competitors.

Buffalo meat, besides having a savory, natural flavor, is a rich source of complete protein containing all the essential amino acids. Buffalo is also an excellent source of iron, zinc and certain B vitamins, including vitamin B12 and niacin. 

A lifetime diet of grasses and greens results in a meat with less fat and a higher concentration of omega-3 fats, the "good fats" than meat from grain-fed animals. The reason that grass-fed animals have a higher concentration of omega-3 is due to the fact that omega-3's are formed in the green leaves, especially in the chloroplast. When animals are taken off from grass and fattened on grains, they lose their valuable store of omega-3 fats. Each day that an animal spends in the feedlots its supply of omega-3 fats is diminished.