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Carnivores such as wolves, coyotes, and large cats like mountain lions or leopards may attempt to steal oxen calves from the herd. These predators target vulnerable animals, particularly young or weak calves, as they are easier to capture. In addition, bears may also pose a threat to calves, especially in areas where they coexist with livestock. The presence of these carnivores can lead to significant challenges for cattle ranchers and require protective measures for their herds.
What else can I help you with?
Is herd of cows correct?
Yes. It can also be a herd of cattle, herd of bulls, herd of heifers, herd of steers, herd of bullocks, or herd of calves.
What is a group of yaks called?
A group of yaks is called a herd.
Why are some calves called bobby calves?
Bobby calves are those calves that are meant to be slaughtered when they're only a few days old. These comprise of mostly dairy calves that are not needed or culled from the milk cow herd and are used for veal meat.
How big is a moose herd?
Moose normally never live in a herd, they are solitary animals. However a cow with a couple of her calves would form a herd, but that's as big as a moose herd would ever get.
Will the bull of a herd of cows harm the calves if they are 4 months old?
It depends on whether the bull has been with the herd for a long period of time, or if he's been separated for a time and is put in with the cow herd at the start of breeding season, which usually should have began a month earlier than 4 months. Usually, though, the calves are not in danger of getting hurt by the herd bull.
What color will the calves be and in what proportion from a herd of white cows and a roan bull?
In a herd of Shorthorn cattle where the herdbull is roan and the cows are all white, it is probable that the resulting offspring from these crosses will yield 50% white calves and 50% roan calves.
How many moose in a herd?
A typical moose herd can range in size from 5 to 15 individuals, but in some cases it can be larger, with up to 30 individuals. Additionally, it's not uncommon for a moose herd to consist of a cow and her calves.
Is a tick bird a carnivore?
yes ticcs are carnivores, ya herd
What do you call more then one baby cow?
If it is a group of calves born from different mothers than you call them a herd of calves or a group of calves. If it is two calves born at the same time from the same mother than they are twins, just the same as human offspring would be called.
When do you separate calf from bulls?
This question is asked in quite an awkward manner: are you asking about separating young calves (or a young calf) from a herd of bulls, or about separating heifer calves from the bull calves in your herd? Or are you asking about something entirely which wasn't put across very clearly in this question? I'm assuming that you are referring to the middle question: separating heifer calves from the bull calves. The best time to do that is at weaning, which is around 6 to 8 months for a beef herd. When you process your heifers, make sure you give them a shot of lute (or a similar injectable hormone) to make any unknown-pregnant heifers abort, particularly if your herd is highly fertile and the heifers and bulls have hit puberty before they've been weaned, which happens more often than you might think. As for the first question, the calf should be separated from the bull herd immediately, particularly if it's a young animal and needs its dam. A bull that doesn't know what a calf is will physically abuse that calf with the intentions to do harm or even kill. Even though some herd bulls can be great with calves, this isn't true for all of them. This is partly why many producers choose to remove their herd bulls from the cow-herd before the cows start calving.
Where you get good calfs?
You can purchase good calves at your local sale barn, herd sales, or contact a local cattle breeder.
Who takes care of the calf?
Calves are cared for primarily by their mothers or dams being the cows. This is evident in a beef cattle herd, less so in a dairy herd, at least those in North America. North American dairy farms hire people to care for the dairy calves, leaving the cows free to be able to be milked twice a day.
