Serbian horses and cattle saved from a flood

[TexasJerseyMilker]

This is in Serbia. Look at the horns on these Podolian cattle. 97 cows, 40 calves and 70 horses were brought home from flooded islands on a barge.

These hook and toss horns could hook and toss a bear. Didn't the ancient Aurochs have horns like this?

Nearly 200 cows and horses stuck on a Serbian river island in cold weather are being rescued

Serbian authorities on Tuesday started evacuating nearly 200 animals that have been stranded on a river island for weeks and were facing hunger and cold as temp

katu.com

Here is an English translation about the Podolian breed. http://www.andreagaddini.it/Serbian Podolian Gaddini 2016.pdf

 

[CowboyRam]

How would you like to bulldog those.

 

[Brute 23]

I would like a skull a from a couple of those.

Although I do not like dealing with horns, I sure miss the look of them. We use to run the creek bottoms looking for skulls as kids.

 

[Named'em Tamed'em]

I had one cow with horns, she was gone when i figured out she was turning on the frost proof hydrants.

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

I like the look of horns too but sure don't want to have to deal with them. Jerseys have wicked little sharp horns like daggers that could easily ram another cow or stab a person. Dr. Naylor's dehorning paste takes care of it.


Seems to me that Texas Longhorns have impressive horns but they tend to stick out to the side. Looks like they could spear a predator by swinging their head sideways but the natural mode of attack of cattle is to charge, hook and toss.

 

[Ky hills]

We don't really like having cattle with horns, but currently have 2. I make an exception for a longhorn type every now and then, as they can sometimes be good to keep coyotes run off.
We have a Brahman x Longhorn heifer and a Hereford cross cow with horns.
The Hereford cross is gentle and will let me get hold of her horns. I made a fb post one time saying sometimes you have to take the cow by the horns.
One interesting thing about having a horned cow is that when an expert city slicker is looking at your cows they are quick to point out the bull. It's fun when we tell them no that's a cow, our bull doesn't have horns.

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

You can tell them the boy cows have hairy bellybuttons.

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

The Ayrshire are a dairy breed that have hook and toss horns but the dairys and show people dehorn them for obvious reasons. Here are two Ayrshire oxen.

I like the the hook and toss White Park cattle of England. There are American Park Whites but they have been bred polled.


This painting is in my house.

 

[Travlr]

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Yer avatar is an interesting lookin' critter...

 

[Ky hills]

Yer avatar is an interesting lookin' critter...

Her disposition is interesting too. She's not wild or aggressive but she's got some fire in her.

 

[farmerjan]

Neat information on the breed. I like my longhorn and always liked horns on my jerseys, but they all have to have them and then they don't start being bullies. Had a jersey/hol that had horns and at 4 figured out she could hook other animals... so they got taken off as soon as the weather got chilly... boy was she surprised when all of a sudden she couldn't get any response from the other animals. My longhorn will shake her head at the other cows on occasion, but I have not seen her specifically "go after" anyone... she does not like dogs and coyotes so she is welcome.....

 

[CowboyRam]

I like the look of horns too but sure don't want to have to deal with them. Jerseys have wicked little sharp horns like daggers that could easily ram another cow or stab a person. Dr. Naylor's dehorning paste takes care of it.


Seems to me that Texas Longhorns have impressive horns but they tend to stick out to the side. Looks like they could spear a predator by swinging their head sideways but the natural mode of attack of cattle is to charge, hook and toss.
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This bull reminds me of the bull Buggs Bunny goes up against.

 

[Ky hills]

This bull reminds me of the bull Buggs Bunny goes up against.

It sure does.

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

The Bison of Yellowstone Natl. Park have in-curved horns, not the hook and toss horns of privative bovidae/

Yet Bison are able to toss tourists over the treetops as can be seen in this message-for-visitors-do not-pet-the-fluffy-cows/

 

[Brute 23]

I like the look of horns too but sure don't want to have to deal with them. Jerseys have wicked little sharp horns like daggers that could easily ram another cow or stab a person. Dr. Naylor's dehorning paste takes care of it.


Seems to me that Texas Longhorns have impressive horns but they tend to stick out to the side. Looks like they could spear a predator by swinging their head sideways but the natural mode of attack of cattle is to charge, hook and toss.
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If you look back at pics of the actual longhorns that were for beef their horns were not like the pics today. They were more forward facing and curling.

That big wide pointing out deal has been bred for show.

 

[Travlr]

Old Photos of Longhorn Bulls, Steers and Cows

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

Seems like the longhorn cows have smaller up curved horns that the steers? Is that correct? Because they were the ones that had to defend the calves from predators.

 

[Named'em Tamed'em]

I've had one cow with horns and no more, she could turn on the frost proof hydrant.