They can be patted, too. And ridden. And thwacked with a cane / rope.Jackal wrote:What's not useful about them?
They can be milked, eaten, worked or sold. Plus they look calm.
(And pimped)
Personally, I can only condone patting cows.
Post by Stagger Lee » Sat Jul 23, 2016 8:33 pm
They can be patted, too. And ridden. And thwacked with a cane / rope.Jackal wrote:What's not useful about them?
They can be milked, eaten, worked or sold. Plus they look calm.
Post by Jacked Camry » Sat Jul 23, 2016 8:39 pm
Post by pedros » Sat Jul 23, 2016 8:47 pm
Post by LexusSchmexus » Sat Jul 23, 2016 11:47 pm
Post by Lucky Lucan » Sun Jul 24, 2016 12:15 am
Post by Don-Pierre de Plume » Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:02 am
My brother has cows. One is also called Daisy, other one Rosy.pedros wrote:I bought a cow for no better reason than I wanted a cow. They're not so cheap to feed unless you have time and access to pastures, no banana trees left on the ranch.
Could sell it on, but quite attatched to her (sexy eyes), but 'oh yeah, I got a cow' seems to impress the ladies.
Her name is Daisy, btw.
Post by Khmerhamster » Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:32 am
Good reply. Thanks. Makes a lot of sense.Jacked Camry wrote:Kinard and Hanno answered your question. It's a form of rural savings, essentially. You don't want to keep cash lying around where it can be stolen, so you buy a cow. Then you can liquidate the cow when you require money for a health problem, wedding, whatever. The cow can have a calf too, which is like interest (and pretty reasonable interest too when you think about it). Of course, this is mitigated by the possible death of the cow from disease which would make one lose one's savings. This was particularly the case back in the day, and rural livestock vaccination programmes were among the most cost-effective in my opinion at that time.
In the early days, we looked at cows/buffalo like long-term savings (plus of course extra labour for field preparation and transport) and pigs/chickens as short-term. With the massive expansion of rural microcredit facilities, one might expect this to change over time as people learn to trust banks.
Post by Khmerhamster » Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:43 am
Where does all the beef come from?LexusSchmexus wrote:What a bizarre thread and even weirder responses. Of course they're sold for meat, where do you think all the beef comes from? Between $800-1500 for a cow heading to the slaughterhouse.
Post by Baconroll » Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:53 am
I have seen them used for ploughing/raking in farming and pulling cartstuk-tukfish wrote:Finally. Someone who asks real questions. I'd love to have an answer for you but at the moment I can't even think of a smart ass answer (I'm normally quite good at that).
Post by prahocalypse now » Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:54 am
For more than a couple of posters here, I am guessing that the difference is that one is an ex-girlfriend and the other is a current girlfriend.Khmerhamster wrote:There's a big difference between an Australian cow and the skinny Khmer equivalent.
Post by pedros » Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:59 am
Post by LexusSchmexus » Sun Jul 24, 2016 4:34 pm
Jerky is expensive pretty much all over the world.jackrossi wrote:i think khmer people pay premium for old cow beef when dried and sweetened.
Post by LexusSchmexus » Sun Jul 24, 2016 4:38 pm
How do you know they keep them for "much much longer"? Do you live next to a cow raising family and they've had the same cows for 10 years or something? A few cows are used to pull carts and perform various tasks, but every family I've asked say they're sold for meat. I think you're confused because you don't recognize the cows or something and assume they're the same ones. Villagers also often take care of someone's cows in exchange for the second calf.Khmerhamster wrote:Where does all the beef come from?LexusSchmexus wrote:What a bizarre thread and even weirder responses. Of course they're sold for meat, where do you think all the beef comes from? Between $800-1500 for a cow heading to the slaughterhouse.
Well, we all guessed it came from a Chinese factory.
Of course they are sold for meat - eventually . However animals raised for eating are normally slaughtered at a pretty young age, I think maybe at a couple of years old. Khmer folk keep their cows for much, much longer. Which suggests that raising for meat is not their main purpose.
So it's not really such a bizarre question. It's been well answered above.