The character of 'Uncle Sam' is modeled after Sam Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York. During the war of 1812, the meat he shipped to the government was stamped 'US Beef'. The soldiers began to call this beef, "Uncle Sam's Beef".
Over 400 million steak sandwiches were served in 2001-an increase of 25% over 2000.
Australia is the largest exporter of beef.
A mature bull weighs about the same as your family car!
The largest cattle property is in the Northern Territory and is 1.6 hectares, equivalent to 2.8 million football fields!
The first shipment of frozen meat was to England in 1879.
Beef cattle can eat about 70kg of grass a day. |
