I wrote previously about Cattle Behavior. Here more information. 1) Move the cattle slowly. – The famous quote is “the only way to work cattle quickly is slowly”. Patience is a virtue when working cattle. – Putting excessive or inappropriate pressure on the cows usually causes them to NOT do…
Trichomoniasis is a venereal disease of cattle that causes infertility and occasional abortions in cows and heifers. From a TSCRA press release: The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) announces a series of producer educational programs across the state to help provide cattle producers with info on managing trichomoniasis…
There are boy cows and girl cows. Boy cows are called bulls unless they have been castrated in which case they are called steers. Girl cows before they have had a baby are called heifers. Ones that have had one or more babies are called cows. Young cattle are called…
