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minus-squarehans@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agohttps://albertamilk.com/ask-dairy-farmer/how-long-does-the-average-dairy-cow-live/
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoyou are correct all of our cattle were born seven years old
minus-squarehans@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoit’s possible your operation was not average, and most dairy cows only live 5 years. anecdotes are not data.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agothat’s what y’all scream any time you hear anything that contradicts you. have you considered that you might be wrong?
minus-squarehans@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoyes, I have considered that. and every source I can find puts dairy cows at about 3 years of production, calving for the first time at about 2 years old.
https://albertamilk.com/ask-dairy-farmer/how-long-does-the-average-dairy-cow-live/
you are correct all of our cattle were born seven years old
it’s possible your operation was not average, and most dairy cows only live 5 years.
anecdotes are not data.
that’s what y’all scream any time you hear anything that contradicts you. have you considered that you might be wrong?
yes, I have considered that. and every source I can find puts dairy cows at about 3 years of production, calving for the first time at about 2 years old.