Rodeo Cattle Research Paper

Grace Lehuanani Borges
Animal Science 100
Munter, Meghan
12/2/14
Take Home Final- Rodeo Cows
Intro
The history of the rodeo cows go back to the 16th century in Old Mexico. It was first seen as contests of ranches and their horsemanship. The first form started off with a program called jaripeo, but it was not always as safe for the animals as it is now. The type of bull riding that was done in jaripeo was called charreada where the riders would ride small bulls or large calves. The bulls would actually be ridden until they died, but that later turned into the rider just staying on until the bull was no longer bucking. It can still be seen to this day, but it is not common at all. Over the years bull riding was just through fairs, festivals, circus or Wild West shows. But in the 1850’s bull riding was starting to migrate into California and Texas, still the charreada style but was very popular. In 1936, a few of the riders realized that the bull riding program didn’t have any set rules, so a group of men decided to create the Cowboy’s Turtle Association which actually …show more content…
If there ever is a chance though of me in taking a bull or two to help with breeding after The Duke and The General pass away I will have them go through a full on inspection not just by me, but also by a vet also to make sure that I didn’t miss anything and request a copy of their former health so that I can know when something would be abnormal. The bulls are also checked at every state line they cross to make sure that they aren’t carrying over any diseases. Bulls will receive a B-12 complex vitamin shot monthly intramuscularly. The B-12 will help prevent anemia and will keep the cells inside of the bull’s body nice and healthy. Since I am not planning on selling any of my bulls to become meat, I don’t have to worry about the withdrawal

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