In Europe, A Cow Over Hormone-Treated U.S. Beef

Farmer Michel Baudot, who raises cattle in France’s Burgundy region, says the two cattle industries are run differently: One focuses on profit and the other on quality.

“Each animal has a ‘passport’ where every aspect of his life is recorded: where he was born, who his parents were, what vaccines he’s had,” Baudot says. “And that passport follows him through his whole life.”