How were/are cows be able to survive in the wild

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Everything I hear how cow farmers need to take care of their stock baffles me more and more how these were able to survive for so long

A cow needs to be milked every certain period to avoid infections, bruising, death

A cow needs help with the birth of a calf, as its sometimes a process which cant be done by a cow itself

A cow builds up gasses in their stomachs, requiring punctures to avoid sickness, death

And not to mention the parasites, specific diets, and maybe some other things I wouldn’t know about

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Cattle breed fairly fast and prefer to be in large herds. They can withstand larger temperature and weather extremes than people expect them too.

Greg Judy farms has spent a lot of time adapting cattle to his rotational grazing system. Example video here but he has a lot more that go through how he sets up his fencing, how he selects cattle and so on. He is in a hot climate and started with short hair “South Poll” breed that he has tweaked over time, compared with more northern grazers using Angus that thrive in cold winters better. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYeDc0AEuF4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYeDc0AEuF4)

Joeseph Lofthouse is discussing vegetable growing and adapting, but the same rules apply to animals [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfE2p6ITdLA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfE2p6ITdLA)

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