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Typically the race in arms is between steers and cows, so to speak. However steers outnumber cows by (guesstimate here) 4:1 in the use for beef. Heifers are also used for beef, but less so than steers are. Cows are still commonly used but more used for ground beef/hamburger and sausage than actual prime, choice, or select quality steaks and roasts like steers are most commonly used for. Bulls are outnumbered greatly here in North America because 90% of bulls upon entering the market are steered. However bulls are also used, like cows, for groundbeef/hamburger and sausages. So, the fast food chains, for your information, use ground beef from cull cows and bulls, and the high-end restaurants and diners use the best beef that are taken from steers or heifers.
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What are dairy bulls used for other than breeding more milk cows?
Beef.
Does beef that we eat come from male or female cows?
Both, but many cows are used as dairy animals so beef from young animals is more likely to come from bullocks. Beef from older animals is more likely to come from former dairy cows. There is no such thing as a male cow. All cows are female. A bull or a steer is what a cow mates with. From TexasDolly: If you mate a cow (or heifer) with a steer you're not going to have a lot of luck in the breeding department since a steer has been castrated. You live in NY right?
Is a longhorn steer a bull or a cow?
A longhorn steer a castrated male bovine of the cattle breed Texas Longhorn They have horns, and hair colouration varies wildly between each animal. Check out the pictures below for more. However this steer may be called a longhorn but instead of actually being a Texas Longhorn steer, but a steer of a different breed including Ankole-Watusi, Corriente, English Longhorn, Florida Cracker/Pineywoods, Spanish Criollo, Spanish Fighting Bulls, etc.
What are mature male cattle called?
They are generally known as bulls, which are intact males used to breed cows and heifers. Steers (being castrated males) don't exactly mature, as they may keep growing even after the age of maturity for both bulls and cows, though more slower than when they were young.
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
What animal are ox tails from?
Now, they are typically from cows, but they use to come from Ox, which are nothing more then castrated bulls. Ox-Tail is nothing more then the tail of a beef animal.
Which are meatier female cattle or male cattle?
Bulls and steers tend to put more muscle on them than cows or heifers. Bulls are more muscular than steers by the time they are weaned. Heifers are always smaller than steers at weaning and throughout the feeding phase. Mature bulls always have more muscle mass and muscularity than cows do. Males are always going to have more muscling because of the fact that they are male. Masculinity plays a big role in the amount of muscle that a bovine will have. Females tend to gain more fat than muscle when fed the same ration and are the same age and weight as a bull or steer is, and this is why steers are more favorable to be used for beef than heifers or young cows are.
Does Australia have beef cows or dairy cows?
Both (they drink milk there as well as eat beef) but there are more beef cattle.
Are dairy bulls more aggressive than beef bulls?
Yes they definitely are. They have a more pronounced masculinity about them than beef bulls do because of the extreme selection for more maternal and milking traits in the dairy females.
What is mcdonalds beef made out of?
They certainly can be! Ground beef is made not only from cuts of beef not suitable for being made into steaks or roasts from steers but also from carcasses that are not suitable for being cut into steaks or roasts period. The latter more often than not comes from cows that are culled from the beef or dairy herd. Cows may "just" be used to produce milk, but don't let yourself get caught up in the belief that that's the ONLY thing they are used for. Even bulls and heifers can be turned into a beef burger. One hamburger patty can come from the meat of several different animals, steers, cows, bulls and heifers alike.
Is bull beef good for slaughter?
No, if you're slaughtering for food, then you don't want to slaughter a bull. Bulls are bulls for a reason. They have good enough genetics that they've been given the privilege of staying a bull so they can breed cows and bring on better genetics in those calves. Those slaughtered for food are usually steers. Steers are males that have been castrated, and so they aren't good for anything else except being turned into beef for us to eat.Answer 2:Actually yes, bull beef is good. It may be a bit more stronger tasting, but it's still beef. The countries in the EU slaughter young bulls for beef, and those bulls that do go for slaughter get turned into some form of beef or other, primarily for hamburgers and sausage. But, there are a number of folks around that do and can slaughter bulls for beef, much like steers and heifers are. Even though bulls are bulls because they are primarily used for the purpose of breeding cows and passing on their genes to their future progeny, they can still be slaughtered for beef for the freezer. Younger bulls tend to taste better than older bulls, though.
What is the difference between a bull and a steer?
A steer is castrated (or testicles have been surgically removed), a bull is not. Bulls look more masculine and tend to be more muscular than steers are, and are used for breeding heifers and cows to produce offspring, being calves. Steers tend to look like heifers or cows, without the udder, and are primarily used for meat production.
