2006-07-26 11:47:28 · 16 answers · asked by motts_original 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
whoever said Heifers is dead wrong. A heifer is a female cow. Male cows are either Bulls or Steers.
A bull is an intact male cow. A steer is a gelded or neutered bull.
2006-07-26 12:23:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah they are called the meal that you just had at McDonald's. If a male cow is not used for breeding, which most aren't, they are banded so that their nuts fall off and then they are called steers. And steers are allowed to grow from 1-2 years and then are butchered. that is jsut the sad reality of life.
2006-07-26 12:25:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By definition cows are female and bulls are males. So there is no boy cows
2006-07-26 12:05:23 · answer #3 · answered by Mein Hoon Na 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cow is a mature female of the bovine animals. A male is a bull and a young bovine is a calf.
BULL - mature (about 24 months or older) male bovine
HEIFER - immature female bovine that has not had a calf
COW - mature female bovine that has had a calf
2006-07-26 11:52:45 · answer #4 · answered by Ember B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well for starters a "cow" itself is female. Secondly, a steer is a castrate male bovine.
http://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?sourceid=Mozilla-search&va=steer
2006-07-26 11:52:06 · answer #5 · answered by nobody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup, castrated "cow" called steer..beef cow
2006-07-26 11:55:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah! steers are boy cows that are lacking in the manhood department.
2006-07-26 12:56:09 · answer #7 · answered by redneckgirl3688 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are steers which means they have had their testicles removed. It's like neutering your dog or cat
2006-07-27 12:51:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they are young they are called calves. If they are castrated, to be raised for slaughter, they are called steers.
2006-07-26 11:52:13 · answer #9 · answered by bigrob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah they are called steers
2006-07-26 11:52:09 · answer #10 · answered by cheley1129 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋