Dairy Daze...and Now Beyond

Oh, yes...here are some terms I forgot to include: Bobbies: the bull calves we get rid of. (Thank you Donna, for this one) dry cows: cows on vacation for a couple months until they come fresh fresh cows: cows that have just had a calf freemartin: a sterile heifer calf. These generally are the twin sister of a bull calf. We have had quite a few twins while I have been here, if the twins are a bull and a heifer we always sell them both because the freemartin isn't worth keeping to try and see if she will breed. I haven't been able to get on the computer much lately due to patchy internet service and I haven't really had much time to think up anything amusing to post here. Bear with me... Thank you!

I really haven't had time to think up anything amusing or interesting to post in here so going from a question from "moe," here are a few terms commonly thrown around in the dairy business: weaners: calves that have recently been weaned. heifer: young female bovine, usually not bred, but we also use this term for a cow that has only had one calf as well. open heifer: young, unbred, female bovine in: in heat springer: bred heifer whose udder is developing springing: the verb or adjective to refer to a bred heifer that is developing an udder three banger: a cow that only has three quarters of her udder functioning. Sometimes these can give more than a full-uddered cow cull: a bovine reject...headed to your nearest fast food restaurant or supermarket meat counter...usually as hamburger. I know there are more but the laundry is calling, the baby is squalling and it is hard to think anyway when it is only about 10 degess out.