Overview

• The designation places Beef one centimetre above the previous record-holder, a steer named Romeo in Oregon.
• Officials recorded Beef’s height as part of a process that began two years ago when he weighed about 1,100 kilograms.
• Entz says Beef has continued to grow to the point he could not fit in his trailer earlier this year.
• Kept as a pet rather than for meat, Beef was trained to pull a cart and was briefly ridden when he was young.
• The animal lives with other farm companions, including a cow named Josie, a horse named Talent, and dozens of miniature goats.