You might want to look into what the animal's been fed.
Last summer there were a lot of problems with Dow's aminopyralid, in their Forefront. A broad-leaf herbicide that they don't exaggerate about being long-lived. It survived the trip from the field, through the animal, and was still active when spread on veggie gardens.
Not approved for vegetables, it caused deformed vegetables in thousands of gardens. Dow says "As a general rule, we suggest damaged produce (however this is caused) should not be consumed." Those who have already used contaminated manure are advised not to replant on the affected soil for at least a year.
I use a lot of manure, the horse owner usually has no idea what might have been sprayed on the hay. Horses are also routinely de-wormed here, but that doesn't survive more than a few months in the manure. Fresh manure would kill my garden worms.
My solution is to compost all manure if I don't know exactly what it is. I prefer low-temperature composting, which means the manure is a year old before it gets into my garden with excellent soil from years of adding compost.
If you know what the steer's been fed, you're in good shape either way. The longer you wait to use the manure, the lower the nitrogen. So I use lots of manure.
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