0
Dairy Management and Production
Milk is one beverage many people like to drink. Knowing where it comes from, how it's produced and what animals are involved in milk production is all that makes up this category. Everything milk and dairy can be asked and answered here.
1,196 Questions
Can you give puppies brest milk?
It's breast not brest. And while it will not kill the dog, it is best not to give them the milk from another species. This also includes horse/cow/goat milk as well. Just buy a puppy milk substitute.
The protein/fat contents are very different from species to species, so you may end up starving the puppies to death.
What are the current prices of dairy cattle?
The current price of a dairy cows depends on many factors:
1. The breed. Holstien, Jersey, Geurnsey, Brown Swiss, Irish Dexter?
2. The age of the animal.
3. If it is open, bred, or freshened.
4. If it is being sold with this year's calf.
5. Where you live-prices vary considerably from state to state and country to country.
Right now,in the state of Missouri, a Holstein cow that is freshened and bred back, will cost you approximatly $1200. Jersey's are approx. the same. Brown Swiss and Dexter's are a little more exotic, so they tend to be more expensive.
Check Craigslist to find local ads for dairy cows.
What causes leaky a udder in cows?
Not milking on time, the udder being so full that milk is leaking out of the teats.
Whats the purpose of water melting in water?
There is no purpose of water melting in water. It makes no sense. If you meant to ask what is the effect of ice melting in water, I can only assume you mean what's the big deal about the polar ice caps (water) melting into the ocean (water)? Well, I guess if you live in Denver, which is 5000 feet above sea level, then the effect on you is nothing. On the other hand, if you live on a pacific island that is two feet above sea level, and that sea level rises by 3 feet because of all the extra water from the polar ice melt, well you're going to have a hard time of it. There are many places like London and New York and much of Holland that would be devastated by such a rise in water level.
What way does the cows calf come out when born?
Front feet first, followed by the head, then the torso, then the hind legs.
Yes, a foal can, but the butterfat content in most dairy cows milk isn't high enough for good growth. Also the protein needs to be higher. Adding a milk replacer supplement can help with that problem.
Why is it colder temperature before sunrise?
Temperatures are typically colder before sunrise due to the absence of solar radiation during the night. As the sun sets, the Earth's surface loses heat through radiation, causing temperatures to drop. The coldest point usually occurs just before dawn when the accumulated heat from the day has dissipated, and the atmosphere has not yet begun to warm up from the incoming sunlight. Additionally, factors like clear skies and calm winds can enhance this cooling effect.
Why is a baby dairy cow taken from their mother when they are first born?
Newborn dairy calves are removed from their mothers shortly after birth and ideally before they nurse from their dams for several reasons:
1. The cow was bred to produce milk, which only happens after she gives birth. The farmer doesn't want the calf to drink the farmer's product.
2. The calf nursing on the cow can cause the cow to develop mastitis, an infection in the udder, which would reduce or potentially eliminate the cow's ability to produce milk until she had another calf.
3. There are several chronic and nasty diseases that are transmitted through milk from the cow to the calf - preventing the calf from nursing on the cow keeps the calf from getting sick.
506 pounds hanging weight what is live weight of brown Swiss steer?
Assuming that the hanging weight of the BS steer is 40% of the liveweight of that steer, then the liveweight may be around 1265 lbs, which is around the optimum slaughter weight of a brown Swiss steer.
Keep in mind that the Brown Swiss breed is a dairy breed, which means that you won't get as much meat off of the carcass as you will with other beef breeds including Angus, Charolais, Simmental or Shorthorn. So when I say it is a dairy breed, I mean that it does not put on muscle and fat as efficiently as the beef breeds listed.
Thus, if you had to slaughter a beef steer and not a dairy steer, you would definitely have a higher percentage hanging weight than the one I calculated for you. So, to compensate for the type of animal you had slaughtered AND the breed it was, you have to calculate for a lower percentage of hanging weight of that steer.
Now if I calculated the hanging weight to a higher percentage, say 75% or 55%, the liveweight would be the following:
Hanging weight (506 lbs) is 75% of liveweight = 674 lbs liveweight
Hanging weight (506 lbs) is 55% of liveweight = 920 lbs liveweight
Neither of the above make any sense because, for one, they do not account for the type of animal in question, nor do they count for the viscera, blood, head, tail, and legs which come from the animal. Hanging weight being 75% of the liveweight is ridiculously high, and 55% of the liveweight is also ludicrous because both percentages don't take into account the fact that a brown Swiss steer is a dairy steer (poorer ability to put on weight in muscle and fat than beef steers), and the amount of "waste" that has to be removed before it is hanged for a few weeks.
Does milk replacers give Immunoglobulins?
No. Colostrum will, particularly colostrum that is made for newborn animals like foals, calves, goat kids or lambs.
