Q: What Does 'Natural' Mean? A: According to the USDA, natural means that the product does not contain any artificial flavor or flavoring, coloring ingredient, chemical preservatives, or any other artificial ingredients. Q: What does Cattle Tracks mean by Natural Beef? A: John's Farm takes 'natural' a step farther; beef calves do NOT receive antibiotics or synthetic growth hormones. In addition, calves are fed grains and grasses with NO animals by-products. When John's Farm says 'natural,' they mean NATURAL all the way. Cattle Tracks is pleased to provide the consumer with a pure product that has received special care, taking 'natural' to a ... HIGHER LEVEL! Q: What are the benefits of natural beef? A: The National Environmental Health Association adopted the following resolution on June 18,2000: 'Research has demonstrated that adding antibiotics to livestock... contributes to the growing problem of antibiotic-resistance among food borne and other pathogens.' Internal Medicine, 1999, states 'we don't know the accumulative effect in one's entire lifetime. It is known that the accumulative effects are harming the health and reproduction of nearly all forms of life.' Q: What is the advantage of Cattle Tracks Natural Beef over rationally raised cattle with regard to 'mad cow disease?' A: Cattle Tracks beef are fed wholesome, natural, farm raised feeds.  Only healthy, strong beef are raised and sold as Cattle Tracks Beef.  Cattle Tracks beef is FREE of exposure to tainted feeds, such as blood and bonemeal which are suspected of causing the disease.