It’s not *that* common. But it’s also not uncommon.
Bullish af!
Not that common but yeah. The thing is bulls are the number one factor when it comes to cow-related human deaths. So you really want to avoid them and keep the distance.
Not common indeed, most male cows are killed at birth or after 4-5 months
Not that common anymore today with artificial insemination being much cheaper but I guess some still do it. They need to put up a warning though (I think) if they keep a bull on a meadow.
Farmers occasionally keep a male baby cow to become a breeder. That bull has to sire a number of babies to get a better standing, get into the sperm catalogue and make the farmer money.
These bulls are rare because the farmer needs to collaborate with their peers to get the bull “up to standard”. But they exist, and they also have to go out and graze 🙂
Yes. If you have a bull with your cows, you do not have to be preoccupied to controle, if your cows and heifers are in heat. At the end of summer you just have to check if they have a calf. Most of them will be pregnant. Mostly a bull of a meat-race as Limousin is choosen. (I am a vet)
It is if the cows stay outside for a longer time, e.g. for Mutterkuhhaltung or similar. Usually a cow can only conceive for a few days, so either you’ll need to be out watching them very often and then calling the Köferlimuni quickly – for this, it usually only works if the cow is returning to the stable daily. So if there is a herd staying out for a while (obviously not possible for Milchkühe) it makes sense to keep the male around to inseminate them once they are fertile.
I mean, he most likely has to impregnate the cows right? We have a farm here near (Ticino) and when the bull is with the cows… well, it is for a reason 🙂
He wants to shag
Yeah, after the last time I had bull charge me because I was in his pasture I wouldn’t ever get that close to him.
It’s Banging season
I’ve seen it a couple of times. Really freaked me out as well when I was hiking through a meadow and suddenly I noticed a massive bull 10 meters ahead.
Luckily there was another path 100 meters higher on the slope. I do have to tell you I have never ascended that fast and I have done quite a bit of trail running.
I was like, naaa this is an Ox… (swip) nop definitely not an Ox
he‘s not just there to screw with tourists.. 😇
Not common, yet not *that* rare either.
What gave it away? 🙂
Could be that this bull isn’t owned by the farmer but much rather rented: they prefer natural breeding than a vet coming over. So they rent bulls and have them with the cows for a while.
Grosse Muni
If you want more bulls and cows, then yes
That’s how you get calves.
Yeah, totally normal in Switzerland. Bulls protect the cows from predators and misbehavings.
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It’s not *that* common. But it’s also not uncommon.
Bullish af!
Not that common but yeah. The thing is bulls are the number one factor when it comes to cow-related human deaths. So you really want to avoid them and keep the distance.
Not common indeed, most male cows are killed at birth or after 4-5 months
Not that common anymore today with artificial insemination being much cheaper but I guess some still do it. They need to put up a warning though (I think) if they keep a bull on a meadow.
Farmers occasionally keep a male baby cow to become a breeder. That bull has to sire a number of babies to get a better standing, get into the sperm catalogue and make the farmer money.
These bulls are rare because the farmer needs to collaborate with their peers to get the bull “up to standard”. But they exist, and they also have to go out and graze 🙂
Yes. If you have a bull with your cows, you do not have to be preoccupied to controle, if your cows and heifers are in heat. At the end of summer you just have to check if they have a calf. Most of them will be pregnant. Mostly a bull of a meat-race as Limousin is choosen. (I am a vet)
It is if the cows stay outside for a longer time, e.g. for Mutterkuhhaltung or similar. Usually a cow can only conceive for a few days, so either you’ll need to be out watching them very often and then calling the Köferlimuni quickly – for this, it usually only works if the cow is returning to the stable daily. So if there is a herd staying out for a while (obviously not possible for Milchkühe) it makes sense to keep the male around to inseminate them once they are fertile.
I mean, he most likely has to impregnate the cows right? We have a farm here near (Ticino) and when the bull is with the cows… well, it is for a reason 🙂
He wants to shag
Yeah, after the last time I had bull charge me because I was in his pasture I wouldn’t ever get that close to him.
It’s Banging season
I’ve seen it a couple of times. Really freaked me out as well when I was hiking through a meadow and suddenly I noticed a massive bull 10 meters ahead.
Luckily there was another path 100 meters higher on the slope. I do have to tell you I have never ascended that fast and I have done quite a bit of trail running.
I was like, naaa this is an Ox… (swip) nop definitely not an Ox
he‘s not just there to screw with tourists.. 😇
Not common, yet not *that* rare either.
What gave it away? 🙂
Could be that this bull isn’t owned by the farmer but much rather rented: they prefer natural breeding than a vet coming over. So they rent bulls and have them with the cows for a while.
Grosse Muni
If you want more bulls and cows, then yes
That’s how you get calves.
Yeah, totally normal in Switzerland. Bulls protect the cows from predators and misbehavings.