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Do beef cows have the same size and type of udders as dairy cows do?
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No. Dairy cows have much larger udders than beef cows do. A dairy cow has been selected to produce more milk than what she can feed her calf to meet the farmers' demands for more milk to be produced per cow per day.
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Do beef cows have the same size udders as beef cows?
Beef cows = beef cows, so yes, obviously.
Which are the dairy and whch are the beef type cattle?
Dairy cattle are thinner overall. Cows more feminine looking and have "abnormally" large udders. Bulls are VERY masculine where the females are quite feminine. They consist of some of the following breeds: Holstein Jersey Brown Swiss Guernsey Ayrshire Beef cattle are boxier, more 'fatter' and somewhat a little masculine looking compared to dairy cattle. Beef cows have smaller udders, but have a more tougher, beefier look about them. Beef bulls are the same way, but with more muscular tone and are much more masculine-looking than the cows. In temperament compared to dairy bulls, however, most beef bulls often are mellower. But that is not to say that bulls should be trusted. There are many breeds of beef cattle, but a few of the following include: Hereford Angus Red Angus Simmental Red Poll Limousin Charolais Shorthorn Brahman
How did they know to pull on cows udders to get milk?
Most likely from watching the cows' calves nursing from the same area.
How long does the heat cycle last for dairy cows?
Same amount for a beef cow: estrus is around 24 hours. Estrous is 21 days long.
How are dairy cows and normal cows different?
When you say 'normal cows', I assume you mean beef cows. Beef cows and dairy cows vary incredibly in their genetics. Although they are the same species, they have been bred over hundreds of years for two completely different purposes. This has resulted in different breeds which are either beef or dairy, or multipurpose. Beef cattle are bred to utilize the feed they eat into the production of muscle. These animals tend to be fast growing and gain quickly in size and weight from birth to the time they hit the market. A few continental breeds like Belgian Blue and Piedmontese have been bred to be 'double-muscled', which means they can increase the number of muscle cells, rather than just increasing the size of each muscle cell. Dairy cows on the other hand have been bred to produce high quantities of quality milk. They produce less muscle because they focus most of their energy intake into milk production. The Holstein breed, for instance, is recognized as the most prolific milk producer, averaging around 8,000 Litres per lactation. Other dairy breeds include Jersey, Ayrshire, Guernsey, and Brown Swiss.
How are a beef cow and a dairy cow alike?
Dairy cows are thinner with huge udders that produces more milk than her single calf needs. Milk from these cows are collected and sold as milk or other dairy products.Beef cows raise calves that are intended for slaughter and red meat consumption for people. They are blockier and more robust than dairy cows, and do not have overly large udders, yet produce enough milk to produce a healthy, good-sized calf.Besides those differences there is many differences in the way the two animals are raised.Reproduction:Dairy - Artificial insemination, calves are born all year round; all heifers born raised on farm as replacements with bull calves culled and sold to be raised as veal; very few dairy farms keep bulls to naturally service cows--use mainly on replacement heifers; cows culled primarily for milking ability, chronic disease and lameness issues; cows bred for and selected for improved milking ability, and very little else.Beef- Natural breeding though AI is also becoming popular in this sector; calves born in one defined calving season lasting from two to four months long, though some breeders opt for year-round calving/breeding; higher selection standards for replacement heifers than dairy; bull calves steered unless raised as bulls via seedstock operation, but never culled and sold like dairy operations do; cows and bulls culled for far more reasons than just milking ability and lameness issues; cows selected not just for improved beef production, but docility, milking ability, mothering ability, feed efficiency, grass-fed genetics, fertility, calving ease, etc.Weaning/Milk Production:Dairy - calves nurse for initial 2-3 days and then put on milk replacer formula; weaned at 4-6 weeks off the bottle; cows are put to work producing/giving milk which is collected for humansBeef - weaned at 6 to 8 months (some go to 10 months) off the cow via natural weaning, truck-weaning, fenceline-weaning or spike-nose-ring/separation weaning; cows only demand for milk is for their own calves, not for human consumption.Housing:Dairy - cows spend most of their time in the barn and some time in the pasture; they also use "calf hutches" to house individual calves.Beef - cows often don't know what the inside of a barn looks like--they live outdoors on pastures or rangelands, sometimes feedlots especially during winter or times when grass is scarce; finisher cattle raised in feedlots until ready for slaughter.Feeds and Feeding:Dairy - Cows require high quality feed for optimum milk production, higher quality feed than what is required for beef cows; Total Mixed Rations of grain, silage/balage and hay mixed together as a specified ration for optimum and maximum milk. Use of recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) commonly used in American dairies for increased milk production. Subtherapeutic levels of antibiotics are also used to prevent cases of acidosis in dairy cows fed TMR rations of 60% to 80% grain in the form of corn.Beef - Many producers turning more and more to raising cows on grass versus feeding them hay, silage or grain, especially during winter and as supplements. Fewer beef herds being raised with supplements such as feed grain. Cattle raised to be slaughtered for beef implanted with growth hormone-stimulating implants to improve growth and feed efficiency. Finisher/fattener cattle raised on a diet of grain-silage mix for fattening. Subtherapeutic antibiotics mixed with feed as a preventative to acidosis and respiratory disease.
Do cats have udders?
Absolutely not. Bulls are male cattle, and udders are mammary glands (or breast equivalent).
How do you tell colostrum milk cows apart from milk cows?
LOL they're the same cows, only thing is that the "colostrum milk cows" are those cows that have just given birth to a new calf. Colostrum flows for 24 to 48 hours, before the milk in their udders "converts" into "real" milk that we drink.
Are cow udders and boobies the same?
Yes they are, but cow's "boobs" are called udders.
Isn't beef the same as meat?
Yes since meat is like cows and fox and other stuff. Beef is cow. So it has to be meat
What are the advantages and disadvantages to the production of dairy cows?
1. You gotta have lots of money to get into it from the ground up 2. Dairy farming is subject to debate among many people because of what happens to the calves after they are born, and the cows after they have been used 3. It's a high demanding, high-labour career 4. Cows are often high-maintenance 5. You can't do it all by yourself 6. Dairy cattle are more demanding than beef cattle and much less hardier 7. Dairy calves must be bottle-fed 8. Dairy cows must be milked twice a day, early in the morning and late in the afternoon. 9. Dairy bulls are VERY dangerous and are not recommended to be used in the breeding program 10. Cows must be AI'd to keep producing milk and calves 11. Dairy cows are often thin, which makes successes breeding them smaller than for beef cows 12. Dairy cows are more subject to illness and injury such as foot rot, ketosis and milk fever than beef cows 13. Some breeds of dairy cows, like the Holstein are more high-strung (though docile) 14. They require feed and water 24/7, and lots of it 15. Some people say they stink worse than other breeds 16. Lots of capital and equipment and machinery is needed to care for dairy cattle 17. Manure management is vital because dairy cows poop a LOT And other things I failed to mention.
Are cattle farming and dairy farming same?
Not really. Cattle farming is more of a general term encompassing both beef and dairy. Dairy farming is telling us something more specific, such as the fact that cows are being raised for the purpose of getting milk from them to be sold to retailers that distribute them to human families. Though dairy farming does involve raising and breeding cattle and can be termed "cattle farming," the proper term for raising dairy animals for the purpose of milk production is "dairy farming."
