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SteerJock t1_j6lo4vu wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:03 AM

Reply to comment by Raichu7 in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe

Dairy cattle are still fed to weight and harvested. They're not just thrown into a pit if they aren't useful for milking.

Diplodocus114 t1_j6lwve9 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:37 AM

We had heifers and bullocks here. Both referring to young cattle not yet suitable for breeding. The bullocks were sent for slaughter.

A female was then called a 'cow' once she had a calf and deemed suitable for milking.