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Are dairy cows slaughtered?
Yes, when they are to old to breed and the milk production drops off they are eaten. Smaller (family) dairies usually care more about their cows and will sometimes give a cow a year off if she is normally a good milker, but eventually she will have to be replaced by a younger cow. On occasion a favored cow may be turned out to field and retained as a farm pet or mascot. That is if it is a small grass based dairy and not a confinement dairy operation.
Can you eat a dairy cow?
I am sure that you could, but dairy cows are more valuable to farmers for the milk they produce, not their meat.
When does the lactation period start in cows and when does it end?
For beef and dairy cows, lactation period begins immediately after a calf is born. For beef cows, the lactation period ends when their calves are weaned off of them. For a dairy cow, the lactation period ends when she is not longer being milked and allowed to dry up so that she can focus on putting energy into growing the calf inside her. The dry period for a dairy cow is shorter than a beef cow's: two months for a dairy cow, and four to five months for a beef cow.
What is the meaning of arising?
rising off of something like a fly arised off a cow
What is special about cow teeth?
What are somw of a dairy cow's adaptations?
Why do farmers cut off cow tails?
It's so that, or the belief is, that it keeps the udder more clean and keeps the tails from hitting the faces of the dairy workers.
What is cow over lactation?
Cows finish lactation when they are being dried off; i.e., when they're weaned form their calves, or when the dairy farmer has to dry them off to give them rest before calving in two-months' time.
What is the meat called from a cow that is kept immobile in a very small pen and may even have the lower part of its legs cut off at birth.?
This question refers to dairy calves. The meat is called veal, but the legs are not removed at birth in any case in beef or dairy cattle.
After showering should lotion be applied before or after drying off?
It is most effective to use lotion after showering.
Can selenium be eaten by a dairy cow?
No no no no no!!! DEFINITELY not in the straight form, as she will easily get toxicity from it!! You're better off giving it to her in a loose-mineral form with other minerals like iron, cobalt, salt, copper, manganese, etc. Cattle only need like 0.5 mg of Selenium per day, and only if you are in an area that is Selenium deficient. If you are NOT in an area that is NOT Se deficient, then you can completely forget about feeding a dairy cow selenium!
Should you stop milking a cow before a calf is born to increase colostrum?
YES!! Drying off a cow prior to calving is VERY important. It's not to increase colostrum, but to generate it right after the calf is born. Cows need to rest and gain a bit of weight too, with a couple months taken off from being milked, before they calve and produce milk again.
What is a dairy cows breed?
Milk is the most important product that dairy cows have to offer, and it has become sort of a necessity for dairy farmers to being breeding heifers as soon as they are able to. A cow cannot produce milk until after calving or parturition (or giving birth). So at around two years of age, the heifers are bred to give birth and officially become dairy cows that can produce milk. Dairy cows will reach its milk production peak at around 40 to 60 days after giving birth. After that, production will steadily decrease. Eventually the milking will cease when the cow is dried off after about 305 days. The dairy cow can calve again a year after her first birth. For high production cows, though, it is viewed that 13 or 14 month cycles is appropriate because high production cows are more difficult to breed. I got more information like this from http://www.cowbreeding.info
