#dairy cattle

[kommabortsig]

Holstein-Friesian milk cow

[gardenofginger]

a sleepy Albertaceratops napping in the Appalachian mountains during autumn 🍂🌄

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[ahedderick]

Cow Songs

I used to sing while I milked the cow. Do not know how the cow(s) felt about it.

Usually I'd sing morning-themed hymns or old folk music. "Morning has Broken" is an excellent morning-chores song, as is "Ole Slewfoot" (a song about an ornery bear) and "The Tennessee Stud" (a horse. of course.)

There was one I made up for myself, though, specific to the springtime feeling, so here it is:

As the hills fill with grass and the sky fills with birds

We will sing of our joy in a song with no words

And the stars tumble down, ‘til they float above the dew

I am so glad to know that I share this with you

The flowers fill the air with the faintest of scents

The bluebird is singing near his box on the fence

It is good to stand quietly, watching the sky

Every day, every moment will surely pass by.

I wasn't singing that, as I dragged a protesting Nutmeg across the field to tether her, because I needed all my breath. I was thinking about it, though.

[cjsaysheyy]

GUESS WHAT BITCHES

[mindblowingscience]

Bird flu: 'Strong evidence' suggests virus has passed from mammals to humans for first time

Hundreds of people have been infected with the H5N1 virus since 2003 but, until now, they have all caught it from birds. The current bird fl

Scientists fear bird flu has spread from mammals to humans for the first time, marking another step in the evolution of the deadly virus. New analysis concludes there is "strong evidence" that a Texas farm worker who tested positive for the H5N1 virus caught it from sick dairy cattle. Although there have been other people infected with the virus in recent years - including some who have died - they all acquired it from birds.

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[weirdchristmas]

[mewkitty28]

Cattle are one thing that is misunderstood by people in everyday life-- even though they are a large part of our ecosystem. Focusing on one part of the cattle industry: the dairy industry. The Dairy industry is part of most people's lives all over the world, but the question is: do YOU know where this milk is coming from? Milk is a substance that is produced by cattle; something that is confused in recent days is that all cattle are the producers of the milk you drink, but in reality its dairy specific cattle that make that milk, and it's a really animal-care-based production rate, most current and organic companies make sure that their cattle is raised perfectly and nothing is there to stress the cattle or something that may effect the rates of production with one cow. Cattle don't produce milk naturally, not without an excuse, and the excuse that is always used within the dairy industry is insemination, which is the planting of sperm in a cow's reproductive tract, which causes the cow to produce milk. Despite popular rumors or propaganda, calves being stripped from their mother isn't usually true and honestly rarely happens. While a cow can't be with her calf for the whole time of milking, recent dairy farms keep the calf with the mother for weeks if not months to prevent the mother from being stressed and so that the calf can consume some of the mother's milk. Most people think that dairy is unethical and brutish but dairy is very particular and exact with what they do, its only majorly large brands such as, Great Value, Fairlife, and Land O'Lakes which take calves away from their mothers mear minutes after birth, then rather than giving the usual 2 month grace period, they rush to inseminate their cows imedietly after birth, there are multiple things they do that is unethical and rather unnessecary such as horn docking and tail docking. While this is horrible and so sad for the time and technology we are living with, we still have to question the people that protect our animals, not industries like PETA, but industries that care about what they do, like ASPCA. Don't be scared to invest in the dairy industry; just stay away from major brands to prevent more funding for the abuse of cattle and the unethical ways all around. Thank you for reading!

[orcinus-veterinarius]

This is a calf hutch, not a veal crate.

98% of the times I see posts about “veal crates,” the pictures are of calf hutches. These calves are almost always dairy heifers. They’re future milking cows. They’re not going to be used for veal. Veal crates have been phased out in the US, and most veal calves now live in group pens.

Calf hutches are used to keep the calves safe and warm and to prevent diseases like Cryptosporidiosis, which spread easily amongst individuals.