Dairy farming

the United States in 2008, and more than 2.5 million dairy cows were slaughtered for meat. In the farms cows are forced to give birth to collect the milk because the first milk is the best, because male calves will not grow up to produce milk, they are considered of little value to the dairy farmer and are sold for meat. Millions of these calves are taken away to be raised for beef. Hundreds of thousands of other male calves born into the dairy industry are raised for veal. Cow lives all her life

Prostate cancer is linked to dairy in many studies, including Harvard’s Physician's Health with more than 20,000 male physicians. In this study, those who consumed over two servings of dairy a day had a 34% increased chance of developing this cancer than those who had little to none. Why is this? Why do we drink another animal’s milk? Why are so many people lactose intolerant? Here’s a secret: We aren’t baby cows. One of the main food groups on the national food pyramid is dairy. Yes, it is nationally

production to produce products. While making harmless children’s toys along a belt is as innocent as it comes. The true crimes lied within the production of our food and clothing. Mass production of animal products often leads to careless cruelties. Dairy cows may seem to have it easier than beef cattle, but with a closer look you will see they are truly just a “machine” to be used. To produce the milk the cow must first be impregnated. Once given birth, the calf is pulled away from its mother. Given

is suitable for drinking and modern dairy industry, an important raw material. Cow head outline clear, slightly longer. Neck thin with wrinkles. Thin, short hair, less subcutaneous fat, body structure symmetry, meticulous compact, sharp edges and corners. Hindquarters developed than the forequarters, breast huge, weighing up to 11 to 28 kg, milk vein obvious. Poor heat resistance, higher requirements for feeding and management. Nearly a hundred varieties of dairy cattle in the world, one of the most

Sixty thousand pounds of wet manure is produced each day by the five thousand cows that are located on the George DeRuyter and Sons dairy farm in Outlook Washington (Bonneville). You might be thinking “that’s a lot of crap”, well you’re right! The positive to all this crap is that something can be done with it. Anaerobic Digestion is a biological method when microorganism hydrolyze-break down- waste material when there is no oxygen present (American 1). Anaerobic digesters can take animal wastes

Should We Put the Eat in Meat All over the world, people sit down to a meal which, for the vast majority, includes beef, pork or chicken. It is not too often these days that the consumer considers the life of the animal in which they are eating; or to even associate the slab of beef on one’s plate with an actual cow that lives, breaths and feels. When one hears cow, picturesque images of luscious green fields with spotted cows mooing and grazing peacefully fill your mind; and this is how much of

There are currently hundreds of animals that have been genetically improved for the betterment the species. Cattle is one of the many species that has been improved genetically for many years and have had more than one type of improvement. One improvement made to cattle is the reduction of flatulence. Cattle are known for their large production of methane. They eat a typical diet of grass and hay. Methanogens help them process these foods, which are high in cellulose. Methanogens are types of bacteria

As I was leaving the high school to shadow Terry Mc Intosh, I was eager to experience cattle nutrition on small family dairies. Terry had told me he doesn’t work as much as he had so I assumed he did private consulting—a few minutes into meeting with Terry in Homedale and a firm handshake later my assumptions were confirmed. I got into his pickup and awaited the awesome job shadow to come. Immediately Terry told me that when planning for my future never go after the money, go after my passion

A Discussion of the Social Effects of Biotechnology The world of work in agriculture is in a process of rapid change. While "change" is by no means alien to agriculture, something new has entered the arena which promises and/or threatens to fundamentally alter agricultural practices across the globe. Biotechnology has already begun to be implemented resulting in what may be important shifts in not only agricultural production, but indeed changes in the very makeup of agricultural products themselves

Imagine from the moment you are born you are taken away from your mother, mutilated without anesthesia, and forced into a small cage that is already over capacity. From then on you almost never get to leave this cage this is where you will spend the rest of your days. You are beaten, thrown around, and even electrocuted until a certain day, the reason you were born, is here. Today is the day you are going to be slaughtered. You are crammed into a truck, feeling fresh air for the first time, for transportation