COWS!!

kitten_caboodle said:
it's a fact :)... and who is Brian? :p

A lady never reveals her age - and yes I am a laydeee ;)
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Well spotted :D.

I read something about a study at cambridge university or something once??? ;)
 
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All is revealed in this book:

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basics covered in the thread are roughly (very roughly :) ) right,but as with everthing its a bit more complicated in reality.The level of production is not constant,it is a curve,gradually tailing off after a peak just after calving.If the cow does not go back in calf the peak will last longer and will tail off slower,but it will tail off ,so to make it viable they have to go back in calf.It is usual practice to stop milking them 6-8 weeks before they calve again,so they do have a bit of a break,before it statrs over again.Fat content can vary a lot,dependant on breed and breeding,av is c 4% so even 'full fat' milk isn't really,Jerseys for eg can go up to 5-6% content .
 
Let's face it - none of us are ever going to have to have anything to do with the production of milk, so it's something of a moo point.

As regards animal testing, it's a complex subject. I don't think that it's simple black and white.

It's quite hard to come up with puns on this topic - I don't think I can milk it much further.
 
It's called SKIMMED because they SKIM the fat off of it.

Seriously, it's not hard to work out.
 
Wallace said:
As a second year biochemist I have to be open to animal testing, never worked with anything live myself, but if done properly (there are strict guidelines in place for animal testing) then im all for it.

What that has to do with what I said i'll never know, I was just mocking the wording of the article.
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This is actually a bit that I snipped out
Anti Milk Person said:
The harsh reality is that to produce milk, a cow must have a calf. To maximise production, each calf is taken from its mother within 24-48 hours of birth. Calves would naturally suckle for 6-12 months.

Separation is a distressing process as mother and calf form a strong maternal bond. Dairy cow husbandry expert, Professor John Webster described the removal of the calf as the "most potentially distressing incident in the life of the dairy cow". Webster points out that "the cow will submit herself to considerable personal discomfort or risk to nourish and protect her calf". Examples of this are cows that have escaped and travelled several miles to find their own calf after it has been sold on to another farm.
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It is harsh what they do to them :( They don't understand why their baby has been taken away from them.
 
kitten_caboodle said:
It is harsh what they do to them :( They don't understand why their baby has been taken away from them.
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but would they understand even if we told them it was due to their babies tasting sooooo good?
 
Wallace said:
As a second year biochemist I have to be open to animal testing, never worked with anything live myself, but if done properly (there are strict guidelines in place for animal testing) then im all for it.

What that has to do with what I said i'll never know, I was just mocking the wording of the article.
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Fair enough, if you were criticising the wording. I took it to mean you thought it fair game to take advantage of animals.
 
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