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  2. Dairy cattle - Wikipedia

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    Cows are at their most fertile between 60 and 80 days after calving. Cows remaining "open" (not with calf) after this period become increasingly difficult to breed, which may be due to poor health. Failure to expel the afterbirth from a previous pregnancy, luteal cysts, or metritis, an infection of the uterus, are common causes of infertility

  3. Gestation crate - Wikipedia

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    Gestation crates, used on modern pig-production facilities, commonly referred to as factory farms. A gestation crate, also known as a sow stall, is a metal enclosure in which a farmed sow used for breeding may be kept during pregnancy.

  4. Dry cow - Wikipedia

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    Research shows that milk production may be negatively impacted if cows do not acquire enough protein during their dry phase. [13] If farms are unable to provide separate diets for far-off and close-up cows, producers may choose to manage their diets with a shorter dry period and a negative DCAD (dietary cation-anion difference) ration diet.

  5. Farmers really do feed their cows Skittles -- here's why - AOL

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    An article from Maurice Eastridge, a professor in the department of animal sciences at Ohio State University, noted that having between 3% to 5% sugar in a dairy cow's diet can help with proper ...

  6. Bovine somatotropin - Wikipedia

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    By using cows that produce offspring within a one to two-week period, synchronized breeding allows dairy farmers to artificially inseminate cows for maximum pregnancy rates with minimal effort. [29] BST is a placental lactogen (PL) hormone and falls under the class of growth hormone, or somatotropin.

  7. Cows that survived Connecticut truck crash are doing fine ...

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    Thirty cows that survived a truck rollover that killed 14 others on a Connecticut highway have gotten a veterinary exam and are cleared to complete their journey, the state Agriculture Department ...

  8. “Oxen Are Just Employed Cows”: People Share 40 ... - AOL

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    Oxen are just employed cows, not a whole separate species of bovine. Image credits: InfernalOrgasm #13. To be tea, it has to come from the tea plant. Black, white, green, oolong teas are all the ...

  9. Dairy cattle showmanship - Wikipedia

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    Once bred, a heifer is pregnant for nine months and, after giving birth, is then considered a cow. During pregnancy, the udder begins to develop further. After calving, a cow will nurse its calf briefly and then typically be milked two to three times daily. Cows produce about 80 pounds of milk per day, though some can produce well over 100 pounds.