I’m a Cow

I’m domesticated and am referred to as a member of the cattle family.

I live on a farm with many different animals.

I graze the beautiful land eating grass and I drink plenty of water from the trough.

I am very attached to my mom when I’m born and I stay by her side until I’m ready to take on tasks of my own on the farm depending on my sex.

Females growing into adulthood are cows and males are bulls or steers.

Growing cows must have a healthy diet of greens and drink a plentiful supply of water because they are usually milked twice a day by the farmers and their farm hands.

They produce high volumes of milk which are gathered in pails and then are transported to vats where the milk is pasteurized and then sold to customers or delivered to market.

Steers and oxen are male cattle and they usually assist the farmers in the fields where they are used to help pull wagons filled with various picked crops similar to horses.

They are also used to help the farmers till the land.

Cow’s milk is a staple on the farm and has many uses.

Farmers use it for producing drinking milk, ice cream, yogurt, cheese and many other kinds of dairy products sold on the farm or at market.

Cattle are agricultural animals and are essential on the farm.

Veterinarians must make sure the cattle are healthy and on an appropriate diet working in conjunction with the farmers.

Cows sleep between 4 and 6 hours a day and are in much need of rest because it takes a lot out of them producing milk daily.

Farmers are constantly breeding cattle because of the pivotal role they play on the farm.

Cattle graze on the farm in herds and must follow in an orderly fashion and farmers must always protect the herd from a stampede that could result in great harm and tragedy.

The farmers always start their day early which means I must be ready too for milking because I’m a cow.