Does a cow have to be pregnant to be milked

Does a cow have to be pregnant to be milked?

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A cow must have been pregnant to produce milk. Same with a horse or any mammal for that matter. Once the baby is born, the milk production starts. Cows can milk while they are pregnant, though, after they have had their first calf. After th…

Do cows have to be pregnant to produce milk?

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Not necessarily. Female cows of course START to produce milk while they are pregnant, just like any other mammal, including humans. Cows are milked even when their calves are weaned to continue the milking process. A cow can actively produc…

How long will a dairy cow produce milk without getting pregnant a…?

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She will produce milk for as long as 6 years without having to breed her again as long as she is milked properly every day.

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Does a cow have to be pregnant to be milked?

Q: What about milking a horse?

A: A cow must have been pregnant to produce milk. Same with a horse or any mammal for that matter. Once the baby is born, the milk production starts. Cows can milk while they are pregnant, though, after they have had their first calf. After they get re-bred, they milk for 7 months out of the 9 month gestation. Then they get dried up and go on cow vacation for the last 2 months. When their calf is born, the production cycle starts again.Horses can be milked. In Mongolia, the tribes were dependent on horses and often used their milk. In fact, the national beverage of Mongolia contains horse milk.Other animals that produce milk for human consumption are: goats, water buffalo, camels, sheep, etc. It all depends on the culture and what domestic species are available.

Do you need to milk a pregnant cow before it gives birth?

Q: I just purchased a cow from the sale barn, i’ve had steers in the past but this is the first “milk” cow i have ever dealt with. She’s in her third period and is very healthy but the guy i bought her from had said that he had been milking her. I really have no need for the milk, but i also don’t want her to get “milk fever” or anything. Do i need to continue to milk her as he was doing, or will she stop producing until after the baby is born?

A: She should not be getting milked until after the calf is born. Not only is it bad for her it is bad for the calf in a couple of ways. If she is being milked she may not produce colostrum for the calf. The developing calf is placing the greatest demand on her body for nutrients as it finishes developing. Milking uses nutrients available for the calf. She will not stop after the calf is born. She should not have been producing much if any milk until it is.

CAN A COW GIVE MILK WITHOUT being PREGNANT?

Q: I am a lacto ovo vegetarianI want a cow to ensure that I can drink and eat cruelty free dairy. By having my own cow on my small farm I can ensure that the cow will not go thru the grueling and cruel processes that cows do in typical dairy farms and factories.But I am confusedwill I be able to get a cow that just gives milk periodically throughout it’s life or does it have to keep being pregnant over and over resulting in mass births???I currently drink only soy milk now that I’m vegetarian but I do miss the taste of cow milk

A: you have to make it give birth one time so the lactation will start.but once it starts milking as long as you milk it frequently it will never stop so you can have a cow give you milk without mass births but it will have to give birth onceyou could maybe buy a cow from a farm that is already ready to milk and you can give it the sweet life