Both provide shelter, fresh water, food and a comfortable place for the cows to rest. Cows can only produce milk when they have calves, and both dairy and beef cattle are bred to have one calf per year. They are milked for about days out of the year and then take a break or rest for two months when they get ready to calve. One thing that is the same across both kinds of cattle — the farmers who care for them put a lot of time and effort to ensure their animals are healthy, well fed and well cared for.
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Food Buzz. Cow : A cow is a female bovine who has given birth to a calf. Heifer : A heifer is a female bovine who has not given birth to a calf. Steer : A steer is a male bovine who cannot reproduce. Bull : A bull is a male bovine who can reproduce. Calf : A calf is a baby bovine, male or female. Beef Cattle Beef cattle are like weight lifters.
Dairy Cows Dairy cows are more like marathon runners. This is really helpful especially to we Africans that only know Cow and Cattle. I have learnt something new today. Henry Garcia, You have every right to be confused about how old a heifer should be before she can be bred, or jumped. Old wisdom was to wait until they were months. They are more mature physically and mentally to carry, and have, a calf. Wisdom is the key here. By waiting until they are months, the heifers will be better framed and tend to have less complications during calving.
In other words, an easier calving can be the difference between her wanting to have nothing to do with what just happened or being a happy momma! Cows can be re bred days after calving. However, they need to be in good body condition and not thin. So, you can say calves, maybe more. However, a high pressure dairy cow may not make it past 6 before her production declines and she will be sent out for slaughter.
Her situation means maybe calves. Keep in mind that a heifer or cow can have complications and not be able to be re bred. Or, worse yet, they die during calving. I have a question. If a cow is never bred, is she a heifer her whole life? I have had cows off and on for 25 years and always bred them.
Now I may keep a heifer or two as pets. I am too old to milk them but I really miss having them around and have plenty of space, hay and shelter.
I think of heifers as immature female bovines, but the definition of heifer relates not to age but only breeding status. What do you think? Thank you Katie for the explanation.
It may be obvious info for someone who is in or associated with the cattle business but for me this info was Brittanica!!! Thank you lol I just asked my husband about the difference between a bull and steer was. Always wondered. Did not know there was a difference between a cow and s heifer.
I thought they were the same thing. I was not raised in the city or county. Not enough land to have cows and found the article very informative.
Thank you! My kiddos just asked me if there are boy cows, and I knew they had different names, but I wanted to be sure to share the correct info. This article is perfect for parents who want to give the correct answers to their curious kids. I found it interesting that you said that bulls can weigh up to 2, pounds when they are full grown.
My brother told me that he was going to check if owning a farm would be a good idea. Thank you for helping me learn more about bull types and bios.
I always thought that steers were beef-cattle castrated bulls, and that oxen were castrated dairy bulls. And that although dairy bulls were fierce and dangerous, oxen were more placid than steers ] castrated beef bulls. We should actually use bovine instead of cow when generally speaking of these mammals since this term covers them all, whereas cows are specifically matured females.
Or use ox since it narrows it down to domestic bovines. So a heifer can become a cow but never the reverse. A steer used to be a bull but never a heifer or cow. All bovine are just fine. My brother is wanting to get a new bull to breed with some of his cattle now that he has had some experience. He should look for ones that are healthy and of the same breed. Reading this article has shed some light for me. I was really confused and thought that all cows were cows. I know that comment still makes me sound confused.
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How To Top Stories. Share on Facebook. Sign Up. The Bos Taurus cattle breeds include the likes of most recent dairy and beef cattle and are found throughout much of the world today. Most of the Bos Taurus cattle breeds are adapted to cooler climates. Altogether, Bos Indicus and Bos Taurus cattle contain around different breeds of cattle and are most often mutually bred in efforts to produce the best possible breed.
To repeat once more, cattle come from the family and sub-family of Bovinae. From the sub-family of Bovinae comes the Bos genus. From the Bos genus comes the Bos Taurus species.
No matter if the cattle are of Bos Indicus, Bos Taurus, or mixed breed, they can be cows. Simply put, all cows are cattle but not all cattle are cows. With that being said, keep in mind that all cattle are not cows since cows represent only the female cow. All of these are cattle. A steer and ox are almost one and the same with the slight difference of their purpose as a steer is reared as beef bovine and an ox as a draft animal.
Again, all of these are cattle. Try avoiding calling the male bovine or male cattle a male cow, stick to — bull calf, bull, steer, or ox. One more difference between male and female bovine is their purpose. Beef cattle is reared to be tasty meat.
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