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5. FOUR: Bulls are given meaningful work. Even the farm workers are describing their work and daily animal contact as deeply rewarding and satisfying; they love their work.
6. The king of the herd is the bull Kamadeva. Here he is with one of his wives and a young son. His only duty is to produce offspring, and he has the pleasure to stay in the field with his harem all summer.
7. The manor has ten trained working oxen. They are the backbone of the farm. In this image they are bringing in the hay, which will be used as winter fodder.
8. They do everything a tractor would do, but they don’t require diesel fuel, only fodder such as grains, grass, vegetable and – of course – hay.
9. Oxen are slower than farming machinery, but they are climate-friendly. A farm run by ox power is organic, sustainable and less vulnerable to external challenges. Plus, cows produce manure, the most natural provider of nutrients for fertilizing soil.
10. They even give rides to the guests, as in this case, much to the excitement of a group of school children.
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5. FOUR: Bulls are given meaningful work. Even the farm workers are describing their work and daily animal contact as deeply rewarding and satisfying; they love their work.

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Astrid Schulz

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'Cows and the Earth’

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5. FOUR: Bulls are given meaningful work. Even the farm workers are describing their work and daily animal contact as deeply rewarding and satisfying; they love their work.