Since ancient times, there has been a saying that the cow is the drinker and the breadwinner of the family. In rural areas, many keep cows, despite the fact that any dairy products can be bought in the store. The animal provides not only food for its family, but also the profit from their sale and every year brings a calf, which provides the family with meat for the whole year.
A cow's main diet consists of inexpensive feed, and this additionally justifies her maintenance in economic terms. When buying an animal, you need to pay attention to many factors that guarantee the benefits of keeping and the health of the animal.
It is better to buy a purebred cow. A cross between animals degrades valuable qualities, produces less milk and produces weak and small calves. The best option is to buy a cow from a breeding farm or from good friends, where you can be sure that the animal is healthy and that it is from high-yielding breeding producers.
Choose a large animal. Small cows and large milk yield are very rare.
Look closely at the udder, milk the cow and see the amount of milk produced. If the udder shrinks after milking, the cow is highly productive. In some cases, the udder is large, but the milk yield is small, and after milking it remains the same volume and fleshy.
On average, a cow gives milk for 10-12 years, the most productive becomes two years after the change of teeth occurs. Therefore, buying an animal that does not make sense for many years.
If you are taking a heifer, you need to get to know the mother. All qualities and productivity are passed on from the mother. If she is large, gives a lot of milk, then the same cow will grow out of the heifer.
According to popular beliefs, a cow is considered to be highly yielding if it has a wide chest, large gaps between the ribs, a long tail, a large udder with prominent veins, and sulfur in the ears - all these are signs of a high fat content in milk. Scientists agree that folk signs very accurately convey the description of high productivity.
But after choosing a cow, you need to remember that 20% of milk yield depends on the breed and external signs, and the remaining 80% on quality feeding and proper care of the animal.
