Anthu ambiri amakhulupirira kuti ng’ombe sizivulazidwa ngati zasungidwa kuti zibereke mkaka, “zimasangalala ngakhale kukamizidwa. M’dziko lamakono, chiŵerengero cha anthu a m’tauni chikukula tsiku ndi tsiku ndipo malo akucheperachepera kaamba ka minda yamwambo kumene ng’ombe zimadyera m’dambo, ndipo madzulo mkazi wachifundo amakama ng’ombe imene yabwera kuchokera kubusa pabwalo lake. . M'malo mwake, mkaka umapangidwa m'mafamu amakampani, komwe ng'ombe sizimachoka m'khola lochepera lomwe amapatsidwa ndipo amakakamizidwa ndi makina opanda mzimu. Koma ngakhale ziribe kanthu komwe ng'ombeyo imasungidwa - pa famu ya mafakitale kapena "mudzi wa agogo", kuti abereke mkaka, ayenera kubereka mwana wa ng'ombe chaka chilichonse. Mwana wa ng’ombe sangamwe mkaka ndipo tsogolo lake n’losapeŵeka.
Pamafamu, nyama zimakakamizika kubereka popanda kusokoneza. Monga anthu, ng'ombe zimanyamula mwana kwa miyezi 9. Pa mimba, ng'ombe sasiya kukama. M’malo achilengedwe, avereji ya zaka za ng’ombe ingakhale zaka 25. Masiku ano, amatumizidwa ku nyumba yophera anthu pambuyo pa zaka 3-4 za "ntchito". Ng'ombe yamakono yamkaka mothandizidwa ndi matekinoloje amphamvu imapanga mkaka wochuluka ka 10 kuposa momwe zimakhalira zachilengedwe. Thupi la ng'ombe limasintha ndipo limakhala lopanikizika nthawi zonse, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti pakhale matenda osiyanasiyana a nyama, monga: mastitis, Bovin's leukemia, Bovin's immunodeficiency, Cronin's disease.
Mankhwala ambiri ndi maantibayotiki amaperekedwa kwa ng'ombe kuti athane ndi matenda. Ena mwa matenda a ziweto amakhala ndi nthawi yayitali ndipo nthawi zambiri amatha popanda zizindikiro zowonekera pamene ng'ombe ikupitiriza kukamidwa ndikutumizidwa kumalo opangira. Ngati ng'ombe idya udzu, ndiye kuti siingathe kutulutsa mkaka wochuluka chonchi. Ng'ombe zimadyetsedwa zakudya zopatsa mphamvu zambiri, zomwe zimakhala ndi nyama ndi mafupa ndi zinyalala zamakampani a nsomba, zomwe sizikhala zachilengedwe kwa nyama zodya udzu ndipo zimayambitsa matenda osiyanasiyana a kagayidwe kachakudya. Kuti awonjezere kupanga mkaka, ng'ombe imabayidwa ndi mahomoni opangira kukula (Bovine Growth Hormone). Kuphatikiza pa kuvulaza thupi la ng'ombe yokha, hormone imayambitsanso zolakwika zazikulu m'thupi la ng'ombe. Ana a ng’ombe a mkaka amasiya kuyamwa kwa amayi awo akangobadwa. Theka la ana a ng’ombe omwe amabadwa nthawi zambiri amakhala ngati ng’ombe zazikazi ndipo amawetedwa m’malo mwa amayi omwe akuwonongeka msanga. Komano, ma Gobies amathetsa miyoyo yawo mofulumira kwambiri: ena amakula kukhala akuluakulu ndipo amatumizidwa kuti akatenge ng'ombe, ndipo ena amaphedwa chifukwa cha nyama yamwana wang'ombe.
Kupanga kwa ng'ombe ndi chinthu chochokera kumakampani a mkaka. Ana a ng’ombe amenewa amasungidwa kwa milungu 16 m’makola amatabwa opanikiza mmene satha kutembenuka, kutambasula miyendo, ngakhale kugona pansi bwinobwino. Amadyetsedwa cholowa m'malo mkaka chomwe chilibe ayironi ndi fiber kuti athe kukhala ndi kuchepa kwa magazi. Ndi chifukwa cha kuchepa kwa magazi m'thupi (minofu atrophy) kuti "mwana wang'ombe wotumbululuka" amapezedwa - nyama imapeza mtundu wopepuka komanso wokwera mtengo. Ma gobies ena amaphedwa ali ndi masiku ochepa kuti achepetse ndalama zolipirira. Ngakhale tikukamba za mkaka wa ng'ombe wabwino (popanda mahomoni owonjezera, maantibayotiki, ndi zina zotero), malinga ndi madokotala ambiri, makamaka Dr. Barnard, yemwe anayambitsa Komiti ya Madokotala a Mankhwala Oyenera (PCRM), mkaka umavulaza thupi lachikulire. Palibe nyama yoyamwitsa yomwe imadya mkaka ikangobadwa. Ndipo palibe mtundu uliwonse umene mwachibadwa umadya mkaka wa nyama zina. Mkaka wa ng'ombe umapangidwira ana a ng'ombe omwe ali ndi mimba yazipinda zinayi ndikuwirikiza kulemera kwawo mkati mwa masiku 47 ndikulemera makilogalamu 330 pofika chaka chimodzi. Mkaka ndi chakudya cha makanda, mwa iwo wokha komanso opanda zowonjezera zowonjezera zimakhala ndi mahomoni ofunikira akukula kwa chamoyo chomwe chikukula.
Kwa odwala omwe ali ndi zotupa, madokotala ambiri amawona kuti mkaka wa mkaka umakhala woopsa, chifukwa kukula kwa mahomoni kungayambitse kukula ndi kubereka kwa maselo owopsa. Thupi lachikulire limatha kuyamwa mavitamini ndi michere yofunikira kuchokera ku zomera ndikuzipanga mwanjira yake, zomwe zimatengera chamoyo ichi. Anthu amamwa mkaka chifukwa cha matenda a mtima, khansa, matenda a shuga, ngakhalenso kufooketsa mafupa (ochepa mafupa), matenda omwe makampani a mkaka amalengeza kwambiri kuti apewe. Zomwe zili m'mapuloteni anyama mu mkaka zimamanga kashiamu yomwe ili mu minofu ndikuitulutsa m'malo molemeretsa thupi la munthu ndi chinthu ichi. Mayiko otukuka aku Western ali ndi udindo wotsogola padziko lonse lapansi potengera kuchuluka kwa matenda a osteoporosis. Ngakhale kuti mayiko omwe mkaka sagwiritsidwa ntchito kwenikweni, monga China ndi Japan, sadziwa kwenikweni za matendawa.