I have read enough on this board to know that you know your stuff.
But our experiences evidently are very different. I, also, was raised around cattle...pigs...goats...chickens...guineas...horses...you name it.
In fact, until four years ago (or so) I raised cattle. The drought pretty well put an end to that. Too expensive to have any kind of profit. If we have another year like this one...I might get back into it. Although, I’m getting older and I’m not sure I want that much work. This hiatus has spoiled me.
The only problem I ever had with the cattle was them getting tangled in the fence...or worse breaking thru it. I’ve had a lot more injuries from horses. :)
Now bulls...that is a different subject.
BTW, your taglines always crack me up!!
I thank God that your luck was different from what happens around here.
There are a lot of beef herds that pretty much stay in pastures, breeding and feeding without any human interference until it comes time for market.
The cattle tend to be “wild” and not very inclined to load up on trucks.
[could just be that the mountains have made us *all* crazy]
;D