There are many different types of cows, typically they are divided in to two categories usually. The two categories are beef cows and dairy cows. Beef cows produce meat like hamburger, steak and roast. Dairy cows produce products like milk, cheese, ice cream, and cottage cheese. Cows that are used for rodeos are bulls. The names of cows, [cow = female] [bull = male.]
The reason I am talking about cows is because they are one of my favorite animals and I am going to start raising them. I thought it would be a good idea to learn more the best way to feed the cows in order for them to produce the best quality products. If you want to raise beef cows you want to have them in an open environment, so they can graze in fields. It is important to make sure you watch them and don’t let them graze to much. If a cow eats to much, they can die. One person I know who has cows had some break the fence down, get out and eat too much grass and hay. When he came out to check on them. he found some of the cows dead from overeating.
The best food product to feed a cow is alfalfa. Alfalfa is part of the pea family. Alfalfa is grown in fields and can only be harvested when it is warm. You can harvest it into round bales or square bales. The steps to harvesting alfalfa is to first plant it,you do not need to plant it each year . Next, you need a tractor and a special mower to cut the alfalfa. The tractor will cut it and lay it down on the field flat. Next, you need a tractor with a rake on the back that turns it over and pushes it in rows so it is easier to bale and makes it dry out faster. Alfalfa must be as dry as possible when you bale it. Last, you use a tractor and attach a round baler to the back and go over the rows of hay. The round baler picks up the hay and rolls it in to big round bales. Then, when a sign on the dash lights up you hit a button and the back of the baler will open and spits out a round bale. This process will be repeated over and over (Mike W.)
The reason I am talking about cows is because they are one of my favorite animals and I am going to start raising them. I thought it would be a good idea to learn more the best way to feed the cows in order for them to produce the best quality products. If you want to raise beef cows you want to have them in an open environment, so they can graze in fields. It is important to make sure you watch them and don’t let them graze to much. If a cow eats to much, they can die. One person I know who has cows had some break the fence down, get out and eat too much grass and hay. When he came out to check on them. he found some of the cows dead from overeating.
The best food product to feed a cow is alfalfa. Alfalfa is part of the pea family. Alfalfa is grown in fields and can only be harvested when it is warm. You can harvest it into round bales or square bales. The steps to harvesting alfalfa is to first plant it,you do not need to plant it each year . Next, you need a tractor and a special mower to cut the alfalfa. The tractor will cut it and lay it down on the field flat. Next, you need a tractor with a rake on the back that turns it over and pushes it in rows so it is easier to bale and makes it dry out faster. Alfalfa must be as dry as possible when you bale it. Last, you use a tractor and attach a round baler to the back and go over the rows of hay. The round baler picks up the hay and rolls it in to big round bales. Then, when a sign on the dash lights up you hit a button and the back of the baler will open and spits out a round bale. This process will be repeated over and over (Mike W.)