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A dehorned dairy cow in New Zealand. Dehorning is the process of removing the horns of livestock. Cattle, sheep, and goats are sometimes dehorned [1] [2] for economic and safety reasons. Disbudding is a different process with similar results; it cauterizes and thus destroys horn buds before they have grown into horns.
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 ...
Mouthing a two tooth grass-fed Murray Grey heifer prior to sale. The age of cattle is determined chiefly by examination of the teeth, and less perfectly by the horn rings or the length of the tail brush; due to bang-tailing, which is the act of cutting the long hairs at the tip of the tail short to identify the animal after management practices, the last method is the least reliable.
Of the 9 million dairy cows in the U.S., approximately 90% of them are of the Holstein descent. [66] The top breed of dairy cow within Canada's national herd category is Holstein, taking up 93% of the dairy cow population, have a production rate of 10,257 kilograms (22,613 lb) of milk per cow that contains 3.9% butter fat and 3.2% protein [8]
In the U.S., the standard for dairy cattle evaluation is provided by the Dairy Cow Unified Scorecard, created by the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association. [2] This system of evaluation is the industry standard, and is advised by the Holstein Foundation, Holstein UK, the FFA and 4-H Organizations, and the World Dairy Expo.
A young steer is being branded with an electric branding iron and cut to make an earmark. Branding calves in Colorado, c. 1900. Photochrom print Hot iron horse branding, Spain Modern portable table calf branding cradle, NSW, Australia A stud Merino ram that has been branded on his horn.
"POV: a baby cow puts her head in your lap," the video's onscreen caption reads. "Sometimes you just really need a good snuggle like this," the video's caption reads.
An earmark is a cut or mark in the ear of livestock animals such as cattle, deer, pigs, goats, camels or sheep, made to show ownership, year of birth or sex. The term dates to the 16th century in England. [ 1 ]