Training your oxen

28 Dec

Training your oxen

Your oxen (neutered bulls) are built for work. This is their natural contribution to life and part of their side of the interdependent relationship with mankind. Of course man has to be kind in this relationship and care for them and let them live and work to the full. Having worked with oxen for twenty […]
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21 Dec

From Bull to Ox

As part of a natural farm system that produces milk from cows that are protected for their whole lives there is the requirement to manage  the bulls in different ways. One is to have a bull or bulls for breeding and the other is to neuter the remaining males and train them for working. Some […]
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7 Dec

The Calf’s Share

This Website is dedicate to promoting a view about Cow Protection that has the position that the milk of a cow is for people and for its calf. Humans are also the calves of the cow. The milk of the cow is the natural food for mankind and is part of a universal system of […]
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30 Nov

In Sickness and Old Age

Having cows for their whole lives will bring about experiences with all the natural aspects of life such as illness or disease, old age and eventually death. These are parts of the Cow Protection farming system that should be attended to well and properly facilitated. When the cows get sick their medical needs will be […]
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They all live a full life and are not killed under any circumstances

Not killing the cows or bulls or oxen is a fundamental principle of Cow Protection. It means that once they are a part of  your herd they will be guaranteed a full life and will die naturally. These males and female cows are not being bred as food from their flesh but they are being […]
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Simhacalam, Jandelsbruum, Baveria, Germany

This is a micro dairy of of only two cows. One has retired and one has been giving milk for about 10 years. What is specifically of note is the cow (or should I say heifer) gave milk without even having a calf. Initially it was noticed that the cow had a very slight swelling […]
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Ahimsa Dairy Foundation, Leicester and North London

The Ahimsa Dairy Foundation is the first commercial dairy operating on principles of Cow Protection which they have called the ‘ahimsa’ standard. The milk is produced for sale directly to customers and some is made into a variety of milk products. The project initially was working in partnership with an existing organic farm but is now […]
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Almviksgaard Sweden

This farm has 10 cows and 4 oxen. The cows are milked by hand twice a day. Currently they are producing 10 to 12 litres of milk each day from 4 milking cows. There have not been any calves born for a few years and still the cows are producing milk daily. One heifer gave milk […]
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21 Oct

Bhaktivedanta Manor – Near Watford

This farm has been running a cow protection project since 1973. There is currently a systematic approach for keeping the herd at a steady number and so about 4 calves are impregnated each year. The calves suckle from their mothers in three stages. First stage – From birth and until about 2 or 3 weeks […]
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