1. Fatty cow is beef.

2. Beef refers to the meat obtained from cattle and is one of the common meat products. The source can be cows, bulls, heifers. The muscle part of the cow can be cut into steaks, beef cubes or beef ribs, or mixed with other meats to make sausages or blood sausages. Other edible parts include ox tail, beef liver, ox tongue, ox louver, beef pancreas, ox thymus, ox heart, ox brain, ox kidney and ox whip. Beef intestines can also be eaten, but are often used as sausage casings. Beef bones can be used as feed.

3. The meat quality of steers and heifers is similar, but steers have less fat. The meat of older cows and bulls is thick and tough, and is often used to make ground beef. Beef cattle generally need to be fattened and fed with grains, dietary fiber, protein, vitamins and minerals.

4. Beef is the third most consumed meat product in the world, accounting for about 25% of the meat product market. Behind pork (38%) and poultry (30%). The United States, Brazil and China are the top three beef consuming countries in the world. In terms of annual consumption per person in 2009, Argentina ranked first with 64.6 kilograms, the United States with 42.1 kilograms, and Europe with 11.9 kilograms. The largest beef exporting countries include India, Brazil, Australia and the United States. Beef products have an important impact on the economies of Paraguay, Argentina, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, and Uruguay.