How Do You Tell The Difference Between Bulls, Cows, Steers And Heifers?
• Learn the relevant definitions. These are: • Cow: a mature female bovine that has given birth to at least one or two calves. Colloquially, the term “cow” is also in reference to the Bos primigenius species of domestic cattle, regardless of age, gender, breed or type. However for most people who work with or raise cattle, this term is not used in the same reference as previously noted. • Bull: a mature, intact (testicles present and not removed) male bovine used for breeding purposes. • Steer: a male bovine (or bull) that has been castrated before reaching sexual maturity and is primarily used for beef. • Stag: a male bovine (or bull) that has been castrated after or upon reaching sexual maturity and is primarily used for beef, but can and is also often used as a “gomer bull” for detecting cows and heifers in heat. • Heifer: a female bovine (often immature, but beyond the “calf” stage) less than 1 to 2 years of age that has never calved. Such females, if they’ve never calved beyond tw
