Very little, much less than Angus, Shorthorn or Simmentals have, thanks to the myostatin mutation that allows less connective tissue and fat in the muscle fibres of this breed of beef cattle.
A Belgian Blue cow can weigh an average of around 1500 lbs.
Belgian blue cows likely live for 10 to 15 years, the same amount of time for any beef cow.
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It is the Belgian Blue the largest breed of Bovines.
Her due date is June 18, but she may not calve until after or before then.
In Europe, Belgian Blue calves are quite heavy, averaging around 100 lbs at the least. In North America, where Belgian Blues are not bred to be extremely muscular and are completely dependent on humans to care for them, calving rates are a bit lighter, averaging around 70 to 80 lbs, small enough that a BB cow can calve out naturally on her own.
Maintenance requirements are 2.5% of a cow's body weight in dry matter ration per day.
No. But there is an Indian antelope called the Niglai that is nicknamed the "blue cow" since it comes in a smoky-blue colour. As far as domestic cattle are concerned, though, no, there will never be a naturally true-blue cow.
Derrick's cow is named Blue.
That depends on a lot of factors, including breed, physiological factors, reproductive factors, salinity of the feed, dryness of the feed, environmental factors, etc. Typically a cow will drink around 7% to 10% of her body weight in water per day.
Since Belgian Blues typically are slow to mature, that would coincide with an ability to have a lengthy gestation period. Thus, the gestation period for a Belgian Blue cow would typically be from 290 to 300 days in length.
they r not blue they r as yellow as a cow