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Life Cycle of Dairy Cows Explained by Abhinav Vasisht is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Dairy cows are descended from wild oxen that were domesticated around 10,000 years ago. Through selective breeding, dairy cow breeds have been developed to maximize milk production, with average annual yields now over 10,000 litres per cow compared to 1,000 litres in the 1800s. In commercial dairy farming, calves are typically separated from their mothers within a few days of birth so the cow can be milked, though this separation causes distress. Calves are then reared on milk replacer and housed individual
- Author
- Abhinav Vasisht
- Language
- EN