Please ID this Bovine
Dec 17, 2012 18:57:43 #
Anyone know what breed this is? And why is it sitting like this? Do I need to call ASPCA?
Dec 17, 2012 21:19:31 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Anyone know what breed this is? And why is it sitting like this? Do I need to call ASPCA?
maybe sitting bull ?
Dec 17, 2012 21:21:12 #
Dec 17, 2012 22:37:36 #
I dont know why its sitting like that, but its sure that it's owners aren't depriving it of feed! Looks fat and healthy to me. If you're worried that it can't get up, I don't think that that is the case. If the critter couldnt get up, the ground would be worn away in short order. As for the breed, I would guess that it is a Scottish Highlander.
Dec 17, 2012 23:03:17 #
Thanks ace-mt. Makes sense about the ground, but not sure I agree that its being that fat makes it "healthy." Was certainly a slam-in-the-brakes moment for me, though.
Dec 17, 2012 23:05:21 #
Dec 17, 2012 23:10:10 #
ace-mt wrote:
Try putting weight on a sick cow ;)
Good one! My bad for questioning someone from Montana :)
Dec 17, 2012 23:17:43 #
I looked again and think that it may be a charloais cow. Could be sitting in that position to scratch an itch.
Dec 18, 2012 06:17:15 #
Dec 18, 2012 07:14:40 #
Dec 18, 2012 07:15:19 #
danielle_andrassy
Loc: Ontario, Canada
UP-2-IT wrote:
maybe sitting bull ?
Linda From Maine wrote:
Anyone know what breed this is? And why is it sitting like this? Do I need to call ASPCA?
maybe sitting bull ?
lol: :lol: :lol:
Dec 18, 2012 07:17:24 #
Dec 18, 2012 07:47:25 #
It's unusual for cattle to sit down like this but I sometimes see mine do it, usually when they get up they'll use the hind legs first but sometimes they like to rub their back-sides a bit.
The time you don't want to see it is if they get stuck like that. Sometimes after a difficult calving a cow can get nerve damage and they'll sit like that and it can take a week or so before they stand.
I agree with the others, Charolais.
The time you don't want to see it is if they get stuck like that. Sometimes after a difficult calving a cow can get nerve damage and they'll sit like that and it can take a week or so before they stand.
I agree with the others, Charolais.
Dec 18, 2012 09:30:24 #
I did a Google image search for Charolais; sure looks similar. Thanks all. The more "useless" the trivia, the more interested I am!
Dec 18, 2012 19:36:58 #
Treepusher wrote:
I'd go with Charolais, too. Looks pregnant to me.
Second that - just taken' a load off.
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