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<blockquote data-quote="Chris H" data-source="post: 998003" data-attributes="member: 1974"><p>inyati13, I get a kick out of your posts. A good stockman knows animal behavior, and their herd in particular. Knowing when a cow isn't acting normal lets you intervene quicker, and usually with a better outcome.</p><p></p><p>As for grooming the cows, you are performing basic mammal grooming behavior. It's a form of bonding. It's necessary for good health. Think about how a new mother will lick her calf. Not only does it help the two to bond, it stimulates the calf to start eating & pooping. From a purely physical sense, of course your cows like your grooming. It does promote a bond between you & your cattle. </p><p></p><p> But as a caution to people who don't fully understand cattle behavior, that cow that just enjoyed your grooming may get ticked because you got in the way of her feed and give you a toss out of the way. Or, as you're walking away she comes up and gives you a shove because she wants more. Of course that shove might knock you down because she's a 1400 pound cow and you're a 140 pound person. And a bull that's a gentle as a kitten doesn't care who you are if you're between him and his current object of affection.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris H, post: 998003, member: 1974"] inyati13, I get a kick out of your posts. A good stockman knows animal behavior, and their herd in particular. Knowing when a cow isn't acting normal lets you intervene quicker, and usually with a better outcome. As for grooming the cows, you are performing basic mammal grooming behavior. It's a form of bonding. It's necessary for good health. Think about how a new mother will lick her calf. Not only does it help the two to bond, it stimulates the calf to start eating & pooping. From a purely physical sense, of course your cows like your grooming. It does promote a bond between you & your cattle. But as a caution to people who don't fully understand cattle behavior, that cow that just enjoyed your grooming may get ticked because you got in the way of her feed and give you a toss out of the way. Or, as you're walking away she comes up and gives you a shove because she wants more. Of course that shove might knock you down because she's a 1400 pound cow and you're a 140 pound person. And a bull that's a gentle as a kitten doesn't care who you are if you're between him and his current object of affection. [/QUOTE]
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