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I never knew knew that. I assumed we'd done some selective breeding along the line so when they start they just don't stop. Seems really inefficient.
Yep. Really inefficient and horrible. In nature a cow give birth to about 4-6 calves in her entire life (They get about 20 years old.) In the dairy industry, they are fertilized for the first time at 15 months. From then on they are permanently pregnant until they die (in the industry they live to be around 5 years old). The calves are removed from their mothers after birth in order to pump the mother's milk. Horrible for the calve and her mother cause they have the same kind of bonding to their child/mother that we have. In addition, the cows' udders are extremely over bred for maximum profit. This makes it extremely painful for the cows to give milk.
The dairy industry is extremely brutal and morally reprehensible. Everyone who consumes dairy should take a look at how milk is actually produced.
that's not true.
Would you like to expand on your answer?
typically, they are only pregnant once per year