+14 Why Don't We Eat Buffalo Instead Of Cows References. So it's hard to breed an entire herd all at once with one bull or to artificially inseminate them all at once. Serving of bison contains 2.42 g of fat while the same size of choice beef has 18.54 g and select beef has 8.09 g.

Goats and sheep were probably first, followed by cows. The only things from my experience that make bison different than cattle is breeding and fat content. How stuff works says that the animals were down to 1,000 by 1890.
