We love having cattle around our farm and nothing does a better job of turning your grass and other forages into meat than a bovine. As a beginner, what breed of cattle should you choose for your farm? Let’s check it out! The more docile beef breeds are Blonde d’Aquitaine, Beefmaster, British White, Devon, Galloway,…
Why does a cow eat grass? A cow has a pretty big body to support and grass doesn’t look too filling. How can cow and a bunch of other large animals wild or domestic survive and actually thrive on grass? Cows are biologically designed to eat and thrive on grass. Cows have a specially adapted stomach that has four compartments,…
Ever wonder why some cows have horns and some do not? You can look out at a field of grazing cattle and not see a single set of horns in the group. Yet in other settings, every animal out there, both male and female, will be sporting a good size pair of horns. Maybe even…