If Earth held a bodybuilding contest where all kinds of animals could participate, it was safe to say that humans would most likely be eliminated in the primary, after all, there are too many strong and powerful creatures.
So who has the strength to win the crown? Some people predict that it may be a gorilla, a brown bear or a cheetah, but it is worth mentioning that there is one kind of cow that also has the strength to compete for the championship, that is, the Belgian blue bull. Look at the picture.
The Belgian Blue Bull, known as stallone in the bull world, has an incredible muscular silhouette and has become popular online.
When many people first see a picture of this cow, the most direct reaction is that it is unreal, it must have been designed by a computer, in fact, this cow is real.
Belgian blue cattle are native to Belgium, it is not the same as the average cow, large, bull can grow to 1.2 tons, height of nearly 1.5 meters, the most impressive is a body of muscles, shoulders, back and waist have large muscles, in Belgium, this cattle are mainly used as beef cattle, because the muscle is developed but the muscle fiber is fine, the protein content is high and good, loved by people from all over the world.
How did it come about?
Belgian Blue Bulls' muscularity, once suspected of being injected with hormones, was also suspected of being the product of genetic engineering, but in fact, their unusual physique came from a naturally occurring mutation.
They appear because of an accidental hybridization. In the 19th century, Belgium introduced British shorthorn cattle, and after hybridization, there were muscular Belgian blue cattle.
They look so strong because they lack a "muscle growth inhibitin" protein in their bodies, which leads to abnormal muscle development.
For the sake of profit, people began to intervene in this creature.
As soon as the Belgian Blue Bull came out, people were fascinated by such creatures, the meat taste was superior, easy to ripen, the meat yield was very high, it could gain 1.4 kg per day, and the same number of cattle, edible meat was much more than the average cow. But there is also a disadvantage, that is, the genetics of offspring are not very stable.
After seeing the economic value, people began to use their brains, hoping to maximize the advantages of the Belgian Blue Bull, so they began to intervene in the natural breeding of the Belgian Blue Bull, using targeted breeding to consolidate the quality of the cattle.
The meat industry selectively breeds larger animals to get more meat, and human selfishness costs cattle dearly.
Belgian Blue Bulls often face a range of serious health problems due to their unusually large size.
Pregnancy is very difficult, and almost all of these animals require a caesarean section to give birth. Once the pups are born, they may have some birth defects, such as a larger tongue and suffering from diseases such as heart, lungs, bones and joints. This means that they will experience a painful life for the rest of their lives, and some may even die prematurely.
At last
Manipulating animals like this for higher profits is nothing new, especially in the meat and dairy industries, and it's not just Belgian blue bulls that are suffering.
For profit, unscrupulous merchants are harming animals.
Ordinary beef cattle in order to grow meat faster, often take drugs regularly, even if sick, many feedlot owners will not take sick cattle to see the veterinarian, but will inject them with higher doses of antibiotics, trying to make them live longer, can persist until they are sent to the slaughterhouse.
Cows that produce milk are also not treated better. Cows produce milk for the same reasons as humans, feeding their pups after pregnancy. Cows on dairy farms are forced to conceive again and again so that they can produce a steady supply of milk.
Their cubs are taken away from them shortly after birth so that we can drink the milk that originally belonged to the cubs. Bull calves are sold as veal, and cow calves are forced to repeat the cycle of pain that their mothers experience.
As carnivorous people, beef cattle and cows are indispensable, and we only hope that the farms can be more scientific and formal, minimizing the suffering of animals, after all, they have always served us.