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What hapens to the calves after birth to dairy cattle. are they slaughtered and used just to ensure milk production?
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∙ 13y ago
Calves are taken away from the cows a day or two after birth. They are then raised either as veal calves (mostly bull calves are used for this) or raised for the feedlot (like feeding them until they reach around 18 months of age). Most females are kept back and raised as replacements.
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∙ 9y agoMost newborn dairy calves are removed from their mothers in a matter of hours or days. Female calves may be slaughtered soon after birth or kept alive to be used like their mothers. They spend the first 2 to 3 months of life hutches, and fed a diet of milk replacer while humans drink the milk their mothers produce for them. Male dairy calves are chained in tiny stalls where they cannot take a single step, and raised for veal. Because it is unprofitable to keep dairy cows alive once their milk production declines, they are usually killed at 5 to 6 years of age, although their normal life span exceeds 20 years. Their bodies become ground beef, restaurant Hamburgers, and pet food.
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∙ 12y agoThey are typically raised separate from there mother after birth and sold if they are bulls or raised to be a mom also if they are a heifer
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∙ 9y agoThey are usually raised on the farm until they can produce dairy themselves.
Either that or they are sold at a cattle mart.
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