Farmers speak in precise language. A cow is a female who has had two calves. A first-calf heifer is a female who has had only one calf. A heifer is a female who has not calved. A bred heifer is a female who is pregnant but has not yet calved. A bull calf is a young uncastrated male. A bull is an uncastrated male old enough to breed - and that is far from full-grown, believe me. A calf is an unweaned bovine of either gender. A heifer calf is a female calf; a bull calf is a male calf. A stocker is a weaned calf prior to finishing. A finisher is a calf almost big enough to slaughter - it’s being finished. An open cow is one that is not pregnant. A dry cow is nonlactating. A fresh cow is one that has very recently calved, and a freshening cow is one that is just about to calve. A bull can cover (breed) about thirty to fifty cows. Folks, that’s just cows. Every species has this same level of nomenclature.
JOEL SALATIN, Folks This Ain’t Normal (via pluralistfarmer)
Gonna be a while before I get to this point but… holy hell I got a lot to learn.
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