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COWS-fed-barely-sprouting-fodders, page : 9
Cows submit to a hierarchy cow/bull as it were the "boss cow".
Once cows know and respect you they will submit and you become the "boss cow" to them. For example going through a gate when you insist, rather than running off or knocking you down.
The bossiest, most aggressive cow of the herd is called "top cow" she gets first choice or water and feed.
Trouble can occur when a lower ranking cow fights seeking a better "social position". Top cows rarely have to defend their position.
Understand their social order to make things run smoothly.
Spread feed out so that lower ranking cows find space to eat/drink/locate salt. If you put it in a corner the dominant cattle keep the lower ranking ones out.
If they are nervous speak softly to them
Cows have a sense of smell that tells them about their surroundings and each other. Do not wash the coat you usually wear when you are with the cows.
Smell is more important to a cow than sight or sound.
Cows have two smelling glands one in the nose and the other in the roof of its mouth. Cows can smell by raising their heads, open mouths with tongues flat, with upper lips curled back.
Once cows know and respect you they will submit and you become the "boss cow" to them. For example going through a gate when you insist, rather than running off or knocking you down.
The bossiest, most aggressive cow of the herd is called "top cow" she gets first choice or water and feed.
Trouble can occur when a lower ranking cow fights seeking a better "social position". Top cows rarely have to defend their position.
Understand their social order to make things run smoothly.
Spread feed out so that lower ranking cows find space to eat/drink/locate salt. If you put it in a corner the dominant cattle keep the lower ranking ones out.
If they are nervous speak softly to them
Cows have a sense of smell that tells them about their surroundings and each other. Do not wash the coat you usually wear when you are with the cows.
Smell is more important to a cow than sight or sound.
Cows have two smelling glands one in the nose and the other in the roof of its mouth. Cows can smell by raising their heads, open mouths with tongues flat, with upper lips curled back.