Can cows live alone

Answer 1

Majority of cows don't and shouldn't need help with calving, especially beef cows. It gets questionable with dairy cows, especially Holsteins--not so much with Jerseys or other non-Holstein dairy breeds.

Answer 2

Many cows can. However it depends on the age of the cow, whether she was bred to a calving-ease bull or not, and her breed. Simmentals, Charolais, Belgian Blues, Holstein, and even Maine Anjous are notorious for big calves and hard-calving mommas. Angus, Hereford, White Park, Speckle Park, Shorthorn, Red Angus, Red Poll, Devon, Highlander, Jersey, Galloway and Dexter are often those that are able to calve without assistance. But care must still be taken when selecting adequate bulls to breed heifers and cows.

Heifers are often harder calvers than experienced cows because they have a smaller pelvis, plus they lack experience. Unproven bulls may also contribute to more assited calvings; as mentioned above, the cows and heifers will also be the cause of the other half of the genetics of calving ease.

Answer 3

They find a secluded spot where they can go into labour and push out their calves by themselves. Of course it's always the producer's responsibility to check on these cows to make sure they are able to have their calf on their own.

It's actually better for the cow and the producer for the cow to have her calf on her own. It means that the cow doesn't have to undergo additional stress from being herded in from her secluded spot, be confined to a head gate and have to bear with the producer repositioning her calf and pulling it out with her help. The more cows that have their calves on their own on a farm or ranch, the better.

Answer 4

No, they are herd animals and will not do well.

Answer 5

Yes. A cow is a female bovine, which means she is able to concieve and give birth to a calf.

Answer 6

They usually do.