Cow Anatomy
by Colson
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Why I Chose This Topic
I picked this topic because I love working with cattle. I'm also on a current dairy cattle judging team for my FFA chapter. I have always been fascinated with the anatomy of cattle. I love learning about modern day vets and the life they live. |
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Science Concept
The mammary system of a cow is the center part of the cow’s anatomy. The mammary system is the base of life for all cows. For a newborn calf it’s the food source that helps it survive. For a dairy farmer it’s the money making part of the cow. A dairy cow will produce nineteen thousand, eight hundred and twenty five pounds of milk a year on average. For the cow it’s the way to burn excess fat and energy. People around the world depend on beef cattle for income and a steady food supply.
The United States produces twenty seven billion pounds of beef a year and we export three billion. Black Angus cows are the most popular beef cow while Holsteins are the most popular dairy cows. The first cows were brought to the United States in 1611 when they were imported from England to the colony of Jamestown. A beef cow will have a calf once a year. The cow has been spread all around the globe.
The United States alone has ninety million cows with Texas having the most cows in a single state. Missouri is ninth in the nation for cows selling one point eight billion dollars of beef a year. A cow has four stomachs with three parts of the stomach digesting food while the fourth part holds the cows cud. A cow will chew her cud for up to twelve hours a day. She could eat up to three hundred pounds of grass or hay a day during the eight hours that she eats. James Wright was a veterinarian in Scotland where He spent his entire life helping the farmers with shorthorn cattle and lambs. He came up with the idea of injecting the cow in the rump. He also made a more effective way to castrate bulls.
The mammary system of a cow is the center part of the cow’s anatomy. The mammary system is the base of life for all cows. For a newborn calf it’s the food source that helps it survive. For a dairy farmer it’s the money making part of the cow. A dairy cow will produce nineteen thousand, eight hundred and twenty five pounds of milk a year on average. For the cow it’s the way to burn excess fat and energy. People around the world depend on beef cattle for income and a steady food supply.
The United States produces twenty seven billion pounds of beef a year and we export three billion. Black Angus cows are the most popular beef cow while Holsteins are the most popular dairy cows. The first cows were brought to the United States in 1611 when they were imported from England to the colony of Jamestown. A beef cow will have a calf once a year. The cow has been spread all around the globe.
The United States alone has ninety million cows with Texas having the most cows in a single state. Missouri is ninth in the nation for cows selling one point eight billion dollars of beef a year. A cow has four stomachs with three parts of the stomach digesting food while the fourth part holds the cows cud. A cow will chew her cud for up to twelve hours a day. She could eat up to three hundred pounds of grass or hay a day during the eight hours that she eats. James Wright was a veterinarian in Scotland where He spent his entire life helping the farmers with shorthorn cattle and lambs. He came up with the idea of injecting the cow in the rump. He also made a more effective way to castrate bulls.
Application
Knowing the parts of a dairy cow can be applied to a Veterinarian as well as other people around the world. To properly know the parts can help when a cow is about to calf and when she stops providing milk. It can be life saving to a Veterinarian to know the parts of a cow so they can properly diagnose a cow or calf that is sick. A vet also must know the cow anatomy so they can accurately give vaccines and medicine to a sick bovine. For an auctioneer at a sale barn Knowing the parts of a cow is key to being able to describe and sell a cow for the highest price. For the buyer at the Auctioneers sale you must be able to tell a cow that is fit to buy with no problems from a cow that should be left at the sale. You must also be able to tell what a cow's fitness is so you can know if the price is too high, low, or just right. For a livestock student knowing the parts of a cow's body is essential as you must talk about and describe a cow in detail. As a butcher you need to memorize the cows body so that you can make the perfect cut of meat for a restaurant or for a family that plans on eating that beef for dinner that night. Knowing the anatomy of a cow could even be applied to normal people. When we go to the store we need to be able to tell what cut of meat we want and know how it will cook. For the farmer knowing the parts of a cow is essential so that we can accurately tell when a cow is about to calf and care for her needs.
Knowing the parts of a dairy cow can be applied to a Veterinarian as well as other people around the world. To properly know the parts can help when a cow is about to calf and when she stops providing milk. It can be life saving to a Veterinarian to know the parts of a cow so they can properly diagnose a cow or calf that is sick. A vet also must know the cow anatomy so they can accurately give vaccines and medicine to a sick bovine. For an auctioneer at a sale barn Knowing the parts of a cow is key to being able to describe and sell a cow for the highest price. For the buyer at the Auctioneers sale you must be able to tell a cow that is fit to buy with no problems from a cow that should be left at the sale. You must also be able to tell what a cow's fitness is so you can know if the price is too high, low, or just right. For a livestock student knowing the parts of a cow's body is essential as you must talk about and describe a cow in detail. As a butcher you need to memorize the cows body so that you can make the perfect cut of meat for a restaurant or for a family that plans on eating that beef for dinner that night. Knowing the anatomy of a cow could even be applied to normal people. When we go to the store we need to be able to tell what cut of meat we want and know how it will cook. For the farmer knowing the parts of a cow is essential so that we can accurately tell when a cow is about to calf and care for her needs.
Famous Scientist
James A. White was born October 3, 1911 in Scotland. He grew up on a farm and raised sheep. At the age of twenty he went to veterinary school and graduated two years later. He was a vet until his death in 1995. He documented all of his veterinary jobs under the name of James Herriot. He came up with some of the practices used today such as injecting medicine in the neck.
James A. White was born October 3, 1911 in Scotland. He grew up on a farm and raised sheep. At the age of twenty he went to veterinary school and graduated two years later. He was a vet until his death in 1995. He documented all of his veterinary jobs under the name of James Herriot. He came up with some of the practices used today such as injecting medicine in the neck.
Career Path
The career path that studies cattle is called zoology. The people that study zoology are called zoologists or veterinarians. According to Zip Recruter vets make up to one hundred and nineteen thousand dollars a year. On occasion vets will work fifteen hour days. Most vets will treat animals as small as cats to animals as large as cows.
The career path that studies cattle is called zoology. The people that study zoology are called zoologists or veterinarians. According to Zip Recruter vets make up to one hundred and nineteen thousand dollars a year. On occasion vets will work fifteen hour days. Most vets will treat animals as small as cats to animals as large as cows.
