Month: April 2022

Both cow moose and bull moose have bells. The cow moose’s bell is smaller than the bull’s. Compare the size of the bell in photograph 1, with the size of the bell in photographs 3 & 4. Some cows have larger than average bells, and some bulls have smaller than average bells. The size of … Read more

In the UK, dairy cows are traditionally kept in fields in spring and summer when the grass is growing, and housed indoors during the winter. There are two main types of dairy cow housing systems in the UK: cubicles and deep litter yards. Cubicles are individual bedded compartments where the cows can lie down. Another … Read more

Cows are known as our foster mothers as they bring forth large quantities of milk that is fit for human consumption. They primarily eat grass, but they feed on other things too, which helps to give good quality milk, and fatten them up for superior quality beef. Even the short answer is a bit complicated: … Read more

The digested grass passes through the small intestine, where all the essential nutrients the cow needs to stay healthy and strong are absorbed. Nutrients from the grass are turned into milk by four mammary glands in the udder. Suction from a calf or milking machine helps draw out the milk. What do dairy cows turn … Read more

The cows and the Vedas. The Vedas teach us that the cow is the personalized embodiment of Kamadhenu, abode to the gods and demigods, who fulfills all our wishes, blessed Formulate Your Priorities. “the cow is a poem of pity, our only hope seems to realigning our priorities, or service to mankind is by serving … Read more

Calf growth and maturity are important to understand for any farmer who deals with cows, whether at a small or large level. Maturity in cattle is marked by a few different factors and can vary due to several reasons. Generally, a calf reaches full maturity in about two years. Remember, the goal here is to … Read more

You can put your cow spawner anywhere and it will spawn cows, even in midair. Cows spawners do not need grass to spawn mobs. It is the same for other passive mobs. They do not need a certain light level either; passive mob spawners work in all light levels. Cows commonly spawn individually above grass … Read more

An adult male is known as a bull. Many male cattle are castrated to reduce their aggressive tendencies and make them more tractable. Which means you can have a Holstein bull (male), heifer (young female), cow (an older female, usually over 1 1/2 yrs old or older ), steer (a male that has been castrated … Read more

The horse is an animal that only eats plants Cows have a diet of mostly eating all grass. They might also graze and eat some leaves, but the majority of a cow’s natural diet will be grass. When I was writing we ran into the question “Are there any plants cows shouldn’t eat?”. There are … Read more

It is common to group cows according to their stage of lactation in group housing facilities. STAGE 1 – EARLY LACTATION – 14 TO 100 DAYS In early lactation, milk production begins at a high rate which continues to increase for three to six weeks after calving. This is known as peak milk production. A … Read more