All-pork loaf All-veal loaf Well, pigs and cattle differ mostly in their fast-twitch versus slow-twitch muscles (see here) Cows are large animals that spend most of their time walking around and grazing, requiring plenty of long, sustained effort from their muscles, which eventually turns them coarse, and flavorful, with a deep red color—a by-product of the oxygenation necessary for them to perform work Pigs are smaller and less active for sustained periods of time You may see them trot over to the trough to gorge, but they spend the bulk of their time lying in the mud or in the shade to keep cool Consequently, their dark slow-twitch muscles are less developed Instead, you’ll find plenty of paler, more finetextured fast-twitch muscle, as well as a good deal of stored ... less active for sustained periods of time You may see them trot over to the trough to gorge, but they spend the bulk of their time lying in the mud or in the shade to keep cool Consequently, their dark slow-twitch muscles... in their fast-twitch versus slow-twitch muscles (see here) Cows are large animals that spend most of their time walking around and grazing, requiring plenty of long, sustained effort from their... grazing, requiring plenty of long, sustained effort from their muscles, which eventually turns them coarse, and flavorful, with a deep red color—a by-product of the oxygenation necessary for them to perform work Pigs are smaller and less active for sustained periods of time