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How old is a slaughtered cow?

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A cow can be any age when slaughtered, especially if you are referring to a female bovine that has given birth to a calf. She can be slaughtered at 3 years of age or as old as 20 years of age.

If you are using the term "cow" in a very loose manner, typically a "cow" (being a feeder steer or heifer) is usually slaughtered at around 14 to 24 months of age. A calf raised for baby beef can be slaughtered between 5 and 8 months of age, and a calf used for veal can be slaughtered from 2 weeks to 3 months of age.

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A cow is never too old to be slaughtered and processed for meat for human consumption. However, the older a cow gets, the tougher the meat becomes and the less desireable it is - most cows over the age of 3 years are slaughtered and then processed into hamburger or processed products.

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depends on how it is when you slaughter it. sometimes around a year somtimes when they're old and nearly dead

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