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She is so pretty. Is that a Holstein(I know that the black-White cattle are moestely holsteins, but not all)???
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Yes, yet she's very lean and bit smaller than a average holstein. Selective breeding ensures her and her offspring good health and longer lifespan.
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the photo is from 2012? Is she alive?
I worked in an european wildlife park(a sort of zoo, I don´t know if that´s the right name in english)
and they had old domesticated breeds like heck and park cattle.
Are holsteins kind of overbred??? With the huge milk production and all?
I am really interisted in cattle XD
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Name Themis (goddess of divine law and order), Tag number 212.
She was put to slaughter in year 2015 at the age 9 years. According to her info she gave birth to 5 heifers 2 bulls which was very high score for a Holstein.
This cow was bought from breeder who selected only the most productive, small and lean ones.
Their births were safe, lifespan longer and health issues almost nonexistent.
Champion breeders say that in order to make profit and make quick money Holstein must grow 600 g -1000 g daily and be in their maximum weight (600-1200 kg) at age of 13-15 months old.
Most Holsteins are bred abnormally big and are often fed with growth hormones in some countries. Even without them they grow very rapidly in short period of time which leads into multiple health problems and shortens their lifespan drastically.
For example:
This large 1100 kg Holstein lived just over 4 years till her heart failed in middle of the pasture and had to be put down.
But this small 250 kg Ayrshire lived over 14 years without any health problems.
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9 years are a good age for a cow. It is great, that some breeders choose healthy animals today.
As much as I know, most of the high productive dairy cows just live 4 years and getting slaughtered cause of health problems like you wrote.
Poor animals, I heared in a documentary, that lots of dairy cows get hormons, so they can get faster pregnant again
I don´t wonder their bodies cant´ handle all the treatment.
Is it true that they have often difficould births?
Poor lady with herat problems, the Ayshire is so cute.
Your animals have a good life I think^^
I´ve drawn a Holstein XD:
I want to draw more cattle breeds in the future.
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Most healthy strong cows can give birth just fine without aid, but young first timer (22-24 months old) may have difficulty to give birth to a purebred Holstein calf so it's better play safe and use smaller sire.
Heifers can be mature, but their body isn't always complete.
Newborn Holsteins can weight up to 40-50 kg. Most troubling are the bull calves sometimes big as 60 kg. Twins are fortunately rare.
Next time they can be sired by larger bulls in hope for larger or taller offsprings.
Older cows who have already developed bigger birth canal, wider pelvis and stronger muscles have less risky labours.
Big cows brings money in fast and their big fast growing calves are also very valuable merchandise. Usually their life is cut short for profit or due health issues.
But healthy well-balanced cow is able to multiply and bring income for many years to come.
I like the expressive frisky face.
Simmental, Highland, Barrosa Cattle, Yoke, Icelandic cattle etc.
Variety of anatomy and structure in cattle breeds makes them interesting subject to draw.
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Sorry for the late reply.
That is really interisting, I read that calves weight usually 30-40 kg!
I like Jersey cows, I never saw one in real, but as much as I know they are perfect for Family use!
And they are sooo czute >w<
and thank you, I love drawing cows XD
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Yes, in most Ayrshires, Jerseys and smaller bloodline Holsteins do.
Centuries of ambitious breeding has caused some high pedigree Holsteins to born bigger than ever.
I just hope this does't become their new size standard:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic…
Jerseys do make good pets. They are very tolerant towards strangers and some even keep them inside the house. This breed has even cuter mini version of it.
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