Dairy cattle

nutrient pollution. Even with these issues, the calcium and protein that are provided by these cows are essential for life, or are they? Recently, dairy products have come under speculation as a true health food. In the essay, “Is Milk a Health Food?”, written by a student, Arthur Knopf, he explains the negative characteristics of dairy and the cattle industry on our…

the growth stimulant to the bloodstream. There was been was studies that have shown that he use some implants and the repeated use of implants may cause a decreased percent of cattle grading USDAS choice and may lower palatability of the meat product when finished. All Producers should talk with the buyers of their cattle to determine the correct implant protocol. Recombinant…

single year, benefiting immensely economically. Among tourism, the dairy industry is the biggest economic trade, earning the country around $13.7 billion NZ dollars in export alone. Dairy export in New Zealand goes way back, in 1882 we were the first country to ship off refrigerated items such as butter; this aided the country in having a considerable export trade with other countries around the world. These days New Zealand exports dairy goods to a diverse range of different countries, but…

Throughout the world, cattle breeders use a number of methods to manage the breeding of livestock. These methods are used to retain desired qualities in both beef and dairy cattle. One of the most prominent methods is known as line breeding. This practice is used over a large span of time, in order to insure desired qualities are retained over a number of generations. When used properly over a great number of years, qualities can be maintained indefinitely. The process involves keeping a genetic…

When the words ‘cloned beef’ are said what comes to mind? Some scary sci-fi movie which cattle looking like Frankenstein are running around, a steak on one plate being replicated by huge machines on another plate, or some futuristic thing that’s too far fetches to need to think about. Now, what if I were to say, despite all the things sci-fi movies, activists, and scariest our ideas have told us, that none of these are true? Cloned beef is not something to fear. It is not something to be…

THE CATTLE INDUSTRY Why it Developed, When and Where it Developed, and How Successful it Was. THE CATTLE INDUSTRY IN AMERICA Have you ever wondered how cattle got to America? The cattle industry has become an important part of our history. Research on the cattle industry informs us on how and why the cattle industry developed, when and where it did, and how successful it was. Cattle first settled in America from several different sources. Animals.com.me states that Florida claims to be the…

utility remains such as the head, we can conclude that slaughtering and butchering was done away form the site (Arbuckle, 2009). Another indication of cattle management can be seen through the difference in ages in skeletal profiles…

walls and ceilings. Large animals like cattle are kept on dry feedlots and fed corn and other grains before being taken to slaughter. Small animals such as chickens never see daylight and are held inside in the dark and have to endure unhealthy living conditions. Everything about is almost completely automated, the human interaction with the animals or the conditions are very limited. The animals are fed food to fatten them up before slaughter, the food that cattle are fed mostly consists of…

with the happy cows from the California Dairy Board? As someone who owns an annoying rooster, my favorite is the one where the cow’s hit the snooze button, a.k.a. annoying rooster. If you don’t know the one I’m talking about, you can check it out out on You Tube™. By the way, I call my rooster coq au vin, because that’s what I threaten to make of him if he doesn’t shut up. Last week, I visited the Texas happy cows at a place called Dyer Dairy. Dyer Dairy is located on Highway 29, out east of…

Shorthorn cattle are one of the highest ranking cattle in the world. Shorthorn cattle have been mostly know in Northumberland, Durham, York,, and Lincoln. Shorthorns have been around since the early pioneers and have been in the western in the United States. The important thing about shorthorn is that they are a multi breed. Shorthorn cattle have had a long history, a lot of early breeder, and different characteristic and statistics. In the Valley of the Tees River in 1600 is were the first…