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Agriculture · Q661

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 661

Q661

Life span of cattle

A.
10 - 15 years
B.
20 - 25 years
Answer
C.
30 - 35 years
D.
25 - 30 years

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The life span of cattle is 20 - 25 years.
Cattle are very gregarious and even short-term isolation is considered to cause severe psychological stress.
The natural life expectancy of cattle could be as much as 20 - 25 years, after about five years, a cow's milk production has dropped; at which point most dairy cows are sent to slaughter.