Friday, May 8, 2009

Can you butcher a lactating cow?

I have a milking cow with a problem that could become serious, and I want to know if I can still use her for hamburger/sausage meat.
Answers:
i don't see why not,her lactating will have nothing to do with her meat,unless you have treated her with an antibiotic of some sort,then you may have to wait until it is out of her system,i know on the bottle of ivermectin wormer that we use says not intended for cows for slaughter
the auction i go to every tuesday has cows with huge bags of milk,for sale in the slaughter pens,when they run them thru the auction they usually specify whether cow is still good for milking or only intended for slaughter,most of these have problems such as mastitis,or a didn't get bred back after a couple trys that type of thing
why not ask a veterinarian this sounds horrible to eat meat of a lactating cow
McDonalds does every day..that's usually what they buy..sick milk cows.
oh u r cruel, how can u kill an animal, but u in the place of the animal and i come to kill u and make hamburger/ sausage with ur flesh will u b happy and u can use the cow milk to sell u get a living with this and make fenous with the milk, make cheese, yougurth..
i think i will become a vegetarian.
Of course you can. but I would not want to be the one who kills the poor thing
Depends on the problem more than whether or not she's lactating. She may not be considered good for human consumption. If you get her treated by a vet, make sure they know you are considering slaughter since that will affect what medications they can give her. You can also call your butcher - they would know if you can butcher her for human consumption

Is her calf old enough to wean?

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