Cows have been around people for some time.

牛作为人类的家畜已经有相当的长一段时间了。

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This is also to avoid the mother/calf bonding. Mother cows have been known to break down the stall in an attempt to find their offspring.

哪怕是在号称“人性化”的乳制品厂也是一样，把奶牛屠宰，带走小牛犊都是为了维持利润，同时也是防止母奶牛对小牛犊产生母爱，以免再发生母奶牛为了寻找小牛犊而冲破牛栏的情况。

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Sorry Al, People have been eating beef way before you came into this world. Cows have been grazing in the fields releasing flatulence into the air for thousands of years now.

对不起戈禹，人们在你来到这个世界前一直在吃牛肉，母牛一直在田间放牧放出肠胃胀气到空气中现在已千万年。

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Cows have been milked, curds separated, moulds turned and cheeses salted.

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To solve for the bad situation, dairies have been sending cows to slaughter prematurely, rather than paying to keep them producing, says William Snell, of the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky.

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