AGRICULTURE

dairy cattle project for 4-h?

Does it hurt the cattle?

I can’t say I’m completely sure exactly what the “Dairy Cattle Project for 4-H” entails, so I can’t say with certainty if it hurts the cattle or not.

I would imagine that different regions would have different projects that they run, so perhaps some more detail would be helpful.

Common ‘controversies’ with dairy include:
1. Early seperation of Calves from mother
2. Use of the male calves (obviously only the females are kept for dairy production). Only a very limited number of the males with exceptional genetics survive to maturity. (The rest are killed and eaten young)
3. Very short lifespan of a dairy cow in general (average only survive about 3 lactations).
4. Use of BST to increase milk production in the US (at the expense of an even shorter lifespan)

I’m not against dairy by any means, but these are the ‘ethical issues’ that they face.

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