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Your argument about lifespan doesn't seem to make sense. Every species has some lifespan. Many are shorter than dairy cows. How do you decide what the "proper"
by Asbostos 11y ago
Your argument about lifespan doesn't seem to make sense. Every species has some lifespan. Many are shorter than dairy cows. How do you decide what the "proper" lifespan is? Is it the lifespan of its ancestors? How many generations back do you go? Go too far and it may become shorter again. At the end of the day, a cow doesn't worry "oh I'm only going to live 4 years instead of the 20 that those lucky wild cows used to have".
I think you're invoking a human emotion about dying and having a short life which is entirely meaningless in the context of cows.
- bayesianhorse 11y agoThe problem with these ages is that the cow's maximum productivity is reached around the sixth year. If she is culled before that, it's because of a medical issue which is not economically treatable. If that happens all the time, then very probably these issues could be avoided by proper care. Breeding has a lot to do with it, also.