Silly non-meat eaters ;) the baby bulls either remain a bull... or they become steers... go to a 'grow-out' type operation and become steaks
Actually, I spent the first 25 years of my life on a dairy farm. We milked friesians and jerseys, neither of which are all that efficient as steers - as has been pointed out above.
Very few "traditional" style farms keep bulls these days, leading to a monoculture where single bulls father (through ai) thousands upon thousands of calves throughout countries.
Organic farms are far more likely to keep dairy cattle as steers, and less likely to be involved in "grow-out" operations, which I'm reading as feed lots (though may be mistaken, I'm from Australia).
Cause from my understanding cows need to calve to start producing milk. There's a 50% chance that they'll produce a bull calf which... will just about certainly be put down.
Right about the calving. The bull calves aren't "put down". Well, not on the dairy farms I've known. They are sold - for pet food, I've always assumed.
Teresa,
You're right. I had thought that Coulter had made the quotes up, but on re-reading they have an aura of weary school teacher who has seen it all before. Rather like I imagine an editor's lot is like some days.
You are being very generous in your description of the editorial queries as being "quoted" by Coulter.
Oh, barf.
I like the bad Left Behind ripoff novel listed on his web-addy - www.darymatera.com
Teresa, he also has online book proposals if you're interested...
"Tough Men - Tender Hearts -- How A Rough Guy Should Treat A Soft Lady"
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