What cattle has the longest lifespan?

Answer 1

The parrot is the domestic animal with the longest life expectancy. Among 350 species of parrots, there are several ones that can even outlive their bosses, reaching a fantastic 100 years of age!! It is said that parrots are emotionally bonded with the person that looks after them, so if that person dies, they might die too.

Answer 2

The normal lifespan of cattle is about 12-14 years. As they age their teeth grind down from constant grazing and chewing to the point that they can not take in sufficient food to sustain health. They begin to decline in weight and appearance even on lush pasture.

There are several other factors that effect the age, health, pasture conditions, and breed, most cattle peak breeding age is six to ten years of age. Some ranchers will cull cattle about eight years of age due to she has peaked on a reproduction view and her calves will start to decline.

Answer 3

The length of time that the animal lives depends on the individual animal: it is affected by the animal's longevity, producing abilities, and genetics. It also depends on what they are being used for.

Animals (steers and heifers) raised for beef will live until they are about 1-2 years of age wherein they are slaughtered for their meat. Veal calves are slaughtered at about 3 to 6 months of age.

Dairy producing cattle will be able to produce milk for an average of 7-8 years at which time they become less productive than what is desirable and are sent to slaughter to be made into hamburger. Some cows can be kept for longer: probably the longest is over 30 years of age.

Beef females, bulls and diary bulls that are used for reproduction purposes can live until they are about 15 to 20 years of age. However, most bulls may only be raised until they are 5 to 6 which may be the time when they start getting a aggressive around humans because they've found out they are bigger and stronger than their bipedal owners. With cows, on the other hand, it is not unusual to find beef herds with females that are over 20 years of age.

Answer 4

Cattle that are well taken care of, have excellent health care and all their needs met will generally live the longest if they are allowed to do so. As far as breeds are concerned, many producers agree that the Bos primigenius indicus subspecies of cattle (being the Brahman or Zebu-type cattle) generally live longer than their B. p. taurus kin. However, the longest living cow was a Holstein dairy cow who lived to a ripe age of 35 before succumbing to the natural causes associated with old age.