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The Difference Between Cows And Goats
How about "domesticated deer"?
Once you get your first goat, you realize a few things that differentiate them for bovine:
COWS ARE TALL, GOATS ARE SHORT
For the most part, this holds true. There is the rare exception to the rule, such as Mini Jersey, or other "mini" breed of cows. A friend of ours has those. They look like somebody washed them in too hot a water, and then they shrunk in the dryer. I've seen DOGS just as big. Goats can be large, but usually not THAT big. A good mini cow will still weigh in at 400-500 pounds. The biggest goat I've seen was right at 300.
COWS HAVE FOUR, GOATS HAVE TWO
Teats. Although, some cows, like our Mabel, are only blessed with 3. I've also seen 4 on a goat, and heard tell of a couple with SIX (I doubt all worked, though). Cow's teats are generally bigger, too, but not always - it depends on the breed. A good Nubian doe can put a Jersey cow to shame in the size department. Those are the ones that are nice to milk. Then you have the ones like our Kinder Goats. Two small little nubs about the size of your little finger, but only 2/3 as long. It's not fun to work with those types.
COWS DON'T MIND SPIT
Ever try to take a bite out of an apple and then give it to a goat? Nine times out of ten, the goat will find your saliva on it, and spit the thing out. They also don't like to eat on something that another goat has chewed on. Cows, on the other hand, don't have as "discerning" taste buds, and dig right in. They put more emphasis on the belly, not the buds.
GOATS ARE NOISIER THAN COWS
The next time you walk out toward the barn in the morning, notice who makes the most ruckus. Around here, the goats a VERY vocal about being fed - even right after they've eaten. I have one who even mumbles WHILE she's eating. Cows generally keep quiet unless they can't find their baby, or you have just banded their baby and he is not happy. Goats figure that you've taken the baby for a reason, and you'll give it back when you've fed it.
COW POOP VS GOAT POOP
Cow Pies are NOT better with a top crust! For that matter - goat pellets do NOT taste like Black licorice jelly beans, no matter HOW much they resemble them. Goat poop is fairly easy to sweep up, and right out the door, even before it dries. Cow poop, is not really "sweepable" under any conditions. I use it to grease wheel bearings. The stuff is nasty slick, never dries completely, and doesn't melt. Of course, cow poop stays on the pitch fork better. You have to mix goat poop with straw before you can fork it.
TAILS AS A WEAPON
A cow's tail is designed for two things (1) swatting flies to keep them off their back, and (2) swatting any human who invades the cows "space". Usually this is reserved for the female of the species, and is used extensively during milking. There you are, milking away, when you get zapped in the eye, or across the face, neck, and shoulders with a wet soppy tail that has been drug through a cow pie expressly for that purpose. Goats don't have this problem. I can safely say I have NEVER been attacked by a goat's tail. I've had to fight a couple of them on occasion when I wanted them out of the way so I could inspect "things", but never had other problems with them. It IS amazing how tight they can hold that thing to their body when they want to.
With a cow, even a "stub" can be dangerous. Mabel started out life in a dairy where they docked her tail. She only has a stub about 8"-10" long. I can tell you this - she has smacked me in the arm with it, hard enough to leave a bruise - through a sweat shirt and a jacket. She has also timed it perfectly and "poked" me with it when I walked behind her. It was hard enough to knock me sideways a bit.
FENCES
Cows are content to see a 4 wire fence, or a single strand electric fence in front of them. They even get so used to things, sometimes you can take the fence down, and they think it's still there. I have a gate on our driveway. Most days, it is shut because the cows are out roaming the yard. I left it open the other morning, just to see how the bovine would react. Both of them walked (grazed) down the hill, right to the open gate. They both ripped up grass right beside it - looked down the driveway, and walk away. My goats would have been out the door in a SECOND.
Cows see fences and gates as a limitation, goats see them as a challenge. One electric strand - nor 4 barb wires - will keep the average goat from tasting the neighbor's rose bushes.
You rarely see a cow with it's head stuck in a fence, either. Goats actually LIKE it. They enjoy the attention when you come grumbling out to the extreme far end of the pasture to rescue some poor goat's scrubby hide, only to get within ten feet of her, and she wriggles her head out. They do this on purpose. It makes them laugh.
How about "domesticated deer"?
Once you get your first goat, you realize a few things that differentiate them for bovine:
COWS ARE TALL, GOATS ARE SHORT
For the most part, this holds true. There is the rare exception to the rule, such as Mini Jersey, or other "mini" breed of cows. A friend of ours has those. They look like somebody washed them in too hot a water, and then they shrunk in the dryer. I've seen DOGS just as big. Goats can be large, but usually not THAT big. A good mini cow will still weigh in at 400-500 pounds. The biggest goat I've seen was right at 300.
COWS HAVE FOUR, GOATS HAVE TWO
Teats. Although, some cows, like our Mabel, are only blessed with 3. I've also seen 4 on a goat, and heard tell of a couple with SIX (I doubt all worked, though). Cow's teats are generally bigger, too, but not always - it depends on the breed. A good Nubian doe can put a Jersey cow to shame in the size department. Those are the ones that are nice to milk. Then you have the ones like our Kinder Goats. Two small little nubs about the size of your little finger, but only 2/3 as long. It's not fun to work with those types.
COWS DON'T MIND SPIT
Ever try to take a bite out of an apple and then give it to a goat? Nine times out of ten, the goat will find your saliva on it, and spit the thing out. They also don't like to eat on something that another goat has chewed on. Cows, on the other hand, don't have as "discerning" taste buds, and dig right in. They put more emphasis on the belly, not the buds.
GOATS ARE NOISIER THAN COWS
The next time you walk out toward the barn in the morning, notice who makes the most ruckus. Around here, the goats a VERY vocal about being fed - even right after they've eaten. I have one who even mumbles WHILE she's eating. Cows generally keep quiet unless they can't find their baby, or you have just banded their baby and he is not happy. Goats figure that you've taken the baby for a reason, and you'll give it back when you've fed it.
COW POOP VS GOAT POOP
Cow Pies are NOT better with a top crust! For that matter - goat pellets do NOT taste like Black licorice jelly beans, no matter HOW much they resemble them. Goat poop is fairly easy to sweep up, and right out the door, even before it dries. Cow poop, is not really "sweepable" under any conditions. I use it to grease wheel bearings. The stuff is nasty slick, never dries completely, and doesn't melt. Of course, cow poop stays on the pitch fork better. You have to mix goat poop with straw before you can fork it.
TAILS AS A WEAPON
A cow's tail is designed for two things (1) swatting flies to keep them off their back, and (2) swatting any human who invades the cows "space". Usually this is reserved for the female of the species, and is used extensively during milking. There you are, milking away, when you get zapped in the eye, or across the face, neck, and shoulders with a wet soppy tail that has been drug through a cow pie expressly for that purpose. Goats don't have this problem. I can safely say I have NEVER been attacked by a goat's tail. I've had to fight a couple of them on occasion when I wanted them out of the way so I could inspect "things", but never had other problems with them. It IS amazing how tight they can hold that thing to their body when they want to.
With a cow, even a "stub" can be dangerous. Mabel started out life in a dairy where they docked her tail. She only has a stub about 8"-10" long. I can tell you this - she has smacked me in the arm with it, hard enough to leave a bruise - through a sweat shirt and a jacket. She has also timed it perfectly and "poked" me with it when I walked behind her. It was hard enough to knock me sideways a bit.
FENCES
Cows are content to see a 4 wire fence, or a single strand electric fence in front of them. They even get so used to things, sometimes you can take the fence down, and they think it's still there. I have a gate on our driveway. Most days, it is shut because the cows are out roaming the yard. I left it open the other morning, just to see how the bovine would react. Both of them walked (grazed) down the hill, right to the open gate. They both ripped up grass right beside it - looked down the driveway, and walk away. My goats would have been out the door in a SECOND.
Cows see fences and gates as a limitation, goats see them as a challenge. One electric strand - nor 4 barb wires - will keep the average goat from tasting the neighbor's rose bushes.
You rarely see a cow with it's head stuck in a fence, either. Goats actually LIKE it. They enjoy the attention when you come grumbling out to the extreme far end of the pasture to rescue some poor goat's scrubby hide, only to get within ten feet of her, and she wriggles her head out. They do this on purpose. It makes them laugh.
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