On January 18th, we weighed the cows at home winds. Most people would use a scale for measuring weight for humans, but in our case we used a tape measure for the cattle. Using a tape measure is both less expensive and as accurate as a scale. It's also less of a hassle because you would have to physically move the animal and make sure it stayed in place in order to weight the huge animal. When measuring a cow you have to wrap the tape around right behind the two front legs. The only major issue using a measuring tape is human error. This is why we have to average out multiple measurements (usually we measure it twice). The main weight in a cow is in the torso, But when measuring a animal theres always a possibility of getting hurt usually the animal will kick behind them as a instinctive reaction, so make sure they see you and pet them before you measure.
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