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Cattle bred specifically for milk production are called milking or dairy cattle; [1] a cow kept to provide milk for one family may be called a family cow or a milker. A fresh cow is a dairy term for a cow (or a first-calf heifer in few regions) who has recently given birth, or "freshened." The adjective applying to cattle in general is usually ...
Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls. Young female cattle are called heifers, young male cattle are oxen or bullocks, and castrated male cattle are known as steers. Cattle are commonly raised for meat, for dairy products, and for leather. As draft animals, they pull carts and farm implements.
A freemartin or free-martin (sometimes martin heifer) is an infertile cow with masculinized behavior and non-functioning ovaries. [1] Phenotypically, the animal appears female, but various aspects of female reproductive development are altered due to acquisition of anti-Müllerian hormone from the male twin. [2]
The video starts with Adam saying that if you've ever wanted to see an 800-pound cow run around like a puppy, now's the time. It's 25 seconds of pure joy, and I bet you'll watch it more than just ...
Breeds of Cattle – Cow World (archived 19 January 2017) Cattle Breeds – Embryoplus.com (archived 29 November 2013) Breeds of Cattle – Official 2nd Edition; Cattle Breeds of the World; Portuguese Cattle Breeds (archived 17 January 2016) EuReCa – Towards self-sustainable EUropean, REgional CAttle breeds; Native cow varieties of India
Brazil has hundreds of millions of cows, but one in particular is extraordinary. Worth $4 million, Viatina-19 FIV Mara Movéis is the most expensive cow ever sold at auction, according to Guinness ...
The mortality rate among cows is considered fairly low, at about 2%, by the American Veterinary Medical Association. Raudabaugh’s dairy council estimated mortality rates from bird flu are closer ...
A young female calf from birth until she has had a calf of her own is called a heifer [3] (/ ˈ h ɛ f ər /). In the American Old West, a motherless or small, runty calf was sometimes referred to as a dodie. [4] [failed verification] The term "calf" is also used for some other species. See "Other animals" below.