Cattle raiding

had hogs. I say this because I have grown up around cattle only and have only handled pigs once where we were required to practice moving them at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. I also wanted to help with harvest because I have never have gotten a lot of experience with helping at harvest since my family farm is a small acreage. Some of my goals for my experience were to get a better understanding of how pigs are moved compared to cattle and the importance of keeping them calm when…

Milk! Your child’s favorite drink. Is it really as good as they say it is? Did you know that in Medieval England doctors would spit on wounds, because saliva was believed to have healing properties? Parents would also tie rabbit feet around their babies necks to ward off illness? Indeed, history is replete with unfounded health beliefs, and to everyone’s detriment, the milk myth is among the most tenacious. Milk is much more than just a drink, It’s a cultural phenomenon that can be traced…

Bulls and steers are the two components that make up bull-fighting, which plays a massive role in the group’s time in Spain. Bulls are aggressive, dangerous, exciting, beautiful, and inherently self-destructive. They receive all the glory, because they are the stars of the show. Steers are passive, safe, impotent, and emasculate. No one in the audience cares or even pays attention to them, but they are necessary in the show. Ultimately, the bulls’ short-lived glory is met by death, which is what…

It was winter time in northern Montana and the double bar seven ranch was in a bind. The year was 1899, and the ranch’s owner Bill Nystrom was in a panic because of the endless snowfall. It had started snowing in October. It was now early March and the snow had not ceased to blow. Never before in his life of twenty-seven years had Bill has seen a winter like this. He had lost over half his herd from the cold. Many had been buried in the snow and he had to ride looking for steam holes rising…

The reading claims that a huge marine mammal which lived in water around Bering Island off the coast of Sibreria suddenly became distinct in 1768. The man reasons for the extinction are vague. The author brings three theories about the cause of the extinction. However, the lecturer finds all the ideas dubious and presents some evidence to refute them all. The author argues that groups of native Siberian people may have over haunted see cows. after hundreds of years of too much hunting the…

Although bullfighting can be a dangerous sport, it is very popular in Spain. The bulls are let into the arena, where a group of matadors later come out. The main matador has a team to help him fight the bull. They lead the bull with a large cape that is purple and red. The matadors stab the bull in the neck to weaken him and later attempt to kill the bull. I think bullfighting is a traditional sport that should stay legal, and here are some reasons why. Honestly I don’t have an issue with…

from nonregistered cattle to registered cattle for market slaughter on your ranch is a large one. Many ranchers enter the ranching business expecting the same experience as the one their family had at home. These ranchers are wrong to make this assumption. They quickly realize just how different the registered cattle compared to nonregistered cattle. Registered cattle cost more money, presents more work and time-consuming challenges, and has more prestige than the nonregistered cattle. First, in…

Howdy Aunty, Heard you and Uncle Wilbur were in Kansas recently. I bet you saw some nice corn, pigs and cows. Speaking of cows, you asked me something `bout Milk the other day. To address your first question, “how does milk go sour?”. MIlk goes sour because it contains a sugar called lactose. Some bacteria live to make lactose react with oxygen to make lactic acid. When milk becomes warm, these bacteria grow faster. The faster these bacteria grow, the more they react with oxygen, the more…

It is important to understand the nutritional needs of cows and heifers and be prepared to handle newborn calves properly” (Beef Cattle Calving Management, 2009). Adequate planning and preparation can reduce the calf loss, which means ore profit for the producer. Using useful proven management techniques which include: good nutrition, nursing and colostrum surveillance, good record…

Daley, C. A., Abbott, A., Doyle, P. S., Nader, G. A., & Larson, S. (2010). A review of fatty acid profiles and antioxidant content in grass-fed and grain-fed beef. Nutrition Journal Nutr J, 9(1). doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-10 The authors of this peer-reviewed journal article discuss the differences in the nutritional profile (and flavor) in beef which result from raising the animals on pasture, in stead of grain. The article details the different fatty acid profile and antioxidant levels in beef…