Cattle which belongs to the subfamily Bovinae are geographically wide spread which are raised using commercial technologies and in natural habitat. Cattle are predominantly raised for their dairy products, meet-beef or veal, leather and dung for manure and fuel. In some remote regions these are used as draft animals for pulling carts and ploughing. Farming technologies for cows are the primitive large to small acre rangelands. They are generally preferred in the lands where only grass can grow. The usual growth pattern is feeding, cleaning, milking, ear tagging, vaccinations, training for shows and medical care. The breeding is a regional phenomenon where cattle are raised in fenced circumferences or on large open lands.
Dairy and Beef Faming
Primitive milking of the cows was the traditional hand milking. But technology swirl has brought a rapid advancement in this process. The cows are milked through suction pipes and as of late there is the robotic milking. The milk is then processed and refrigerated for transport. United States ranks second in the productivity and Pennsylvania is the largest in dairy farming. There are six major breed in the country for dairy farming.
Cattle for beef have a number of criteria for the type of breed, depending on the region. There are more than 250 different breed which are slaughtered for their beef. Mature size, milking ability, age at puberty, muscle build, percentage of lean in the body, intramuscular fat or marbling and the species are all considered before the slaughter.
Pest Control
Lice, grubs and manage mites are the pests that cattle are prone to the most. They have to be checked periodically and treated as the pests reduce the milk production and growth at incredible rates. They are generally treated with permethrin, pyrethin, coumaphos and dichlorvos everyday as a precaution for pests. Anthrax, Blackleg, Grass tetany, cancer eye Lepto are a few diseases that are manifested among most cattle.
