Cow (Grain Fed)
The domestic cow is a mammal that displays a myriad of emotional intelligence from joy, fear, sadness,
caution, responsibility, curiousity, vengence, goofing around, restraint, and care. The intelligence of the
cow is able to learn stuff independently or emulating the humans actions, much to dismay of their owners.
They are pack animals that enjoy the company of other cows, while munching on vegetation while slowly moving.
A cow grain finishing feedlot is like a prison camp, which cows are intelligent enough to see that.
- Pros
- + Shelter from weather
- + Cooling and heating
- + Skylight allowed in
- + Safe from predators
- + They are raised in grass pastures, the put on grain feedlots for last few months.
- + Parasite prevention mitigation plans
- + Brushing and washing is common
- + Access to food and water
- + Disinfection is common in the birthing pen as to reduce calf birthing mortality
- + Livestock veterinarians usually oversees and approve some of the operations
- + Mechanical manure and urine removal measures
- + Some farms provide scratching posts for cows
- Cons
- - Industrial environment
- - Confined spaces
- - Forced restraint is common
- - Hard cement flooring is common
- - Crammed spaces
- - Fed processed cereal grains
- - Higher stress
- - Separate Calves from their mothers at birth
- - Forced artificial insemination is almost ubiquitous
- - Disease outbreaks on feedlots happen more
- - Tail docking is still pretty common
- - Abuse from workers is not unheard of
- - Downer cow syndrome is sort of not uncommon