We all know that in order for a female mammal to produce milk, she must have recently given birth. Where are all the calves that our countries dairy cows give birh to? And are they artificially insemenated ever so often to keep them producing milk? Any dairy farmers out there?
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the heffers(female) are keep for breeding and or milking later.\nthe bulls used to be killed or given away so as not to use up the milk that could be sold. now most dairy's sale them to be hand raised for beef. i have raised two, many years ago myself.
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I raise cattle, and this is a myth. In fact I had a calf born one morning when it was 20 below zero. The entire barn was frosted white along with the calf, and it survived. As long as cows have shelter, food, and water they can survive in very cold temperatures.
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milk should not be consumed after child years. The Dairy Associations only tell you to drink it for their profit only. Oh, the government gets a cut of the profits, too.\n\nHumans are the only animals that consume milk long after childhood.\n\nThe nutrients found in milk can be attained by eating certain vegetables like broccoli.
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With cow dung!All of the cow body is pure...\nThat's why this animal is considered sacred...it's also called Ma-mother- in India...so plse,don't eat your mother!
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This debate has lasted for quite some time. It is true that more and more people are lactose intolerant, which has opened the market for soy products and harsh criticism of the dairy industry which over-milks its cows.  Most of the fuss is about the quality of our dairy products.  Once a cow is past it's milking phase, dairy "farmers" start injecting the cows with hormones to make them continue to produce milk.  They are hooked up to machines which milk them almost constantly which then causes irritation and infection of the udders.  Enter antibiotics.  No, the cows do not get a vacation while they're on meds.  In fact, there is no proper" dose" for a cow by weight, then simply give more and more until the infection is cured.  When it reoccurs, more and more medicine is required to treat the infection because they bacteria that survived the first treatments were the strongest ones.  Now, hormones, pesticides from the animal feed, pus from the infection and antibiotics all end up IN YOUR MILK.  My solution is this... buy organic and you will have none of those problems.  If you have no allergy to milk, don't let other people tell you what is right for you.  Just get the healthiest version of what you need without all the "extras".
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Dutch belted cows!!!!\n\nI finally found it. That was one of the harder searches I've done on here. But fun, nonetheless.
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you cant get a male cow .they are called bulls ,
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no! you are not infertile. you are only 'lactose intolerance'. Pls note that whatever we eat as human being, there are enzymes in our stomach that works on it, they break it down to the level that will permit it passage to the blood stream. \n\nIn milk, there is something called lactose. Therefore, present in the stomach is an enzyme called lactase which breaks down the lactose. But in your case you seem to be naturally low in that enzyme called 'lactase' and that is why you burp whenever you take milk. \n\nSimply consult your doctor who will teach you how to handle the case of 'lactose intolerance' without stres. i have been a victim before, but now it no longer affect me except whenever i throw caution into the air. BEST OF SUCCESS.
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When I was on holiday this summer in Scotland I went to the Island of Muck (I may have spelt that wrong if so Sorry) it is on the west coast.  It was the hottest day in record in Scotland 30C.  We went to a beautiful white sand beach where we found a number of cows some of which were a paddling in the sea with us. Very odd. So, yes I do believe they like to be beside the seaside, in the sea.\nThanks
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Can't begin to tell you how much sleep I have been losing over this one, too.  Seems to me that constipated cows might give, well, uh, crappy milk.
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hmmm. I've heard cows have 4 stomachs, think humans have only one. Myabe its not your stomach at all. Call a nurse.
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Well mammals hold their young in their wombs for a time (fetus development.....you should know you're a mammal) Females breast feed their young, they mother them, and basically show them the basic instincts they would need to surivie alone. But, all this depends on which mammal you are asking on-some mothers don't do all this with their young
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Yes this is true, we now have spider goats and spider cows that give silk in their milk. Spider silk is very useful in making super strong threads for the textiles industry and this is the only cost effective way to get enough spider silk to actually be useful. Did you ever try to milk a spider? The stool is so small you can barely see it, much less sit on it, and the spiders don't cooperate so we took them out of the loop with genetic engineering. No word yet on whether the goats can climb walls or jump fifty feet.
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You don't need but one bull for about every 30 head of cows; so if you had 100 head of cows, you would only need 3 bulls.  You would only keep the best of your bull calves as a bull, the rest get castrated (and are then called steers)and eventually make it to the grocery store.  Steers are slightly better to feed out for slaughter as they gain weight better than a heifer (a young cow).
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15% of the profit from a dead cow comes from its hide... the cows already been executed for meat, so valid that the skin goes to some use.\nHowever, in respect to a cows fluffy little (no meat) mamals, who are killed for their skins alone, the argument changes :o(\nSummary;\nLeather: side product (but still wrong)\nFur: Primary extract, genocide!
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Grew up on an Ohio, USA dairy farm.  My dad is now into raising beef cattle.\n\nI hear Argentina is well-known for its beef farms.