When sacred cows get vicious.

That's most curious advice, as every milking shed i have been in always has hooks for restraining the near rear leg , so as to prevent the cow lashing backwards and kicking you as you attach the suction cups------then again Irish cows may be a whole different kettle of fish--so to speak

From what I remember of Irish milking farms & suction cups, stay away from the back legs...

TablaBaba,
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I know a guy who worked with cows - had his kneecap totally smashed by a cow kicking out backwards.
Behind a cow is not a good place to hang out.

All those that have worked at a farm will also note that they can be sneaky and step on feet as well. Turn 'em into steak I say. But, it was our only one..

You make a good point there, Mr Seco. They can do little harm once they are on your plate.
I once saw one going full tilt West down Pahar Ganj on a lovely sunny afternoon - looked capable of causing a great deal of damage to any unfortunate who might have got in the way.

Both of you be careful, as I have found out many IMers don't like making jokes about animals.

what I meant about the horns is that only the male Irish cows have horns females do not. Maybe its a farming thing to remove them for safety, I don't know.

Would have to be pretty exceptional I guess for a cow. Maybe they get the horns removed yes, or maybe some species get bred to not have them, I wouldn't know.

I suspect many of us are just not that used to being up & close with them. I noticed that zebu I posted a pic of just above had really pretty moderate horns btw, think also of this type, which you'll come across a lot. No, dangerous they generally really are not (but and in keeping with some of the posts above and what started this thread in the first place, I'm sure they may run amok sometimes), but you wouldn't want them to shake their head where you're standing, either:

Ahh, yes... I don't eat cow, but some of goats meat I have eaten was probably walking around the local streets the day before.

Most of the cows around here are actually more like the "stereotypical" European cow than the classic Indian cow.

Glad to know that I have been right in avoiding the back legs of cows for the past sixty years!

Also in the Netherlands the farmers remove the corns by most cows.

You mean a pedicure?

Imagine, God having horns !!! It's an upside down world I say! So just when you feel quite safe standing behind ...

No, veterinarians, see here

Deva and devil look quite similar, don't they?
So you meant removing horns from their heads and not corns from their hooves or trotters! I was further confused because cornum means horn in Latin and the process of removing horns could conceivably be called decornation.

This thread was surreal from the word go!

Now Nick, use eat in the broader sense of the word. Have the dairyman bring his animals up to your house and get the milk straight, undiluted with full butterfat content. Crank out that ice cream freezer of yours and prepare to be in ecstacy..