Intact males are called bulls. Male bovines that have been castrated before reaching puberty are called steers. Bulls that are castrated after puberty are called stags.
Mooing is just 10% of the way cows communicate with each other. But 90% of the time cows communicate with each other through BODY LANGUAGE and ENERGY, two silent but highly universal, not to mention useful, methods of communication with other cows and other animals.
Rabies, or stress from running too long could be to blame, as are the following diseases:
- Foot-and-mouth
- Bloat
- Blue-tongue
- Acute bovine pulmonary emphysema
- Glossoplegia
- Slaframine Toxicosis
- Stomatitis
- Neoplasia
From Hereford page on Oklahoma State's Breed of Livestock page:
"The Hereford breed was founded some two and one-half centuries ago as a product
of necessity. Thrifty and enterprising farmers near Hereford in the County
of Herefordshire, England,
were determined to produce beef for the expanding food market created … Read more
