Cows At Rest
22 August, 2009 - 18:15
We are in the middle of the Dog Days of August, but it is really not so bad this year. June was the month that caused many to lose their religion. Someone in Longview baked cookies in their car during work it was so hot. Days that are in their mid 90's are great. Perfect to do whatever you need to do.
Our beautiful Fullblood Maine-Anjou cattle know exactly what to do on a hot afternoon.....nothing. Under the shade of the trees by their pasture they have fresh cool well water, tasty minerals to snack on and a place to chew their cud's without any worry.
"Chewing a cud is a process by which some animals, called ruminants (camels, goats, sheep, deer, and cattle), thoroughly digest their food.
The cow, for example, has a stomach organized into sections to take care of hard-to-digest food. When the cow first takes in food, it chews it just enough to moisten it. Once swallowed, the food goes to the stomach's first section, where it is mixed with chemicals and softened. This softened food is called the cud, small balls of food.
Next, the stomach's muscles send the cud back up to the cow's mouth, where it is re-chewed and swallowed again, this time going to another section of the stomach, where moisture is squeezed out of the cud.
Finally, the food enters the last section of the stomach, the true stomach, where digestive juices mix with the food and start it on its way to the intestine to be completely digested."
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Our beautiful Fullblood Maine-Anjou cattle know exactly what to do on a hot afternoon.....nothing. Under the shade of the trees by their pasture they have fresh cool well water, tasty minerals to snack on and a place to chew their cud's without any worry.
"Chewing a cud is a process by which some animals, called ruminants (camels, goats, sheep, deer, and cattle), thoroughly digest their food.
The cow, for example, has a stomach organized into sections to take care of hard-to-digest food. When the cow first takes in food, it chews it just enough to moisten it. Once swallowed, the food goes to the stomach's first section, where it is mixed with chemicals and softened. This softened food is called the cud, small balls of food.
Next, the stomach's muscles send the cud back up to the cow's mouth, where it is re-chewed and swallowed again, this time going to another section of the stomach, where moisture is squeezed out of the cud.
Finally, the food enters the last section of the stomach, the true stomach, where digestive juices mix with the food and start it on its way to the intestine to be completely digested."
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