Dairy cows must be made pregnant and give birth in order to produce milk, but more than half of Brits are in the dark about this fact

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Elsewhere in the AJP survey, 83 percent of respondents were not aware that calves were removed from their mothers within 24 hours of birth. This is standard practice in farms

  • AItoothbrush@lemmy.zipEnglish
    55·
    6 days ago

    I thought they just gave them hormones so they produce milk? They dont have to impregnated i think. Idk not an expert, feel free to explain why im wrong.

    • SybilVane@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      6 days ago

      They need to be impregnated. The dosage of hormones needed to make them spontaneously lactate is probably dangerous or too unpredictable. Pregnancy is cheaper, safer, and more reliable.